Musk had not been just their visionary leader. For them, he was their protector: the man who had a direct line to Trump, who they believed could pick up the phone and secure a presidential pardon if the worst came.
Now, that seems not to be a quote from somebody involved, but a quote from Politico, but with that in mind…
What kind of person does something with the expectation that they might need a pardon? Only people who think they might be committing a crime. You know, criminals.
And I would argue that if they were committing crimes with the expectation that Musk would secure them pardons from Trump, that is describing a conspiracy that includes Musk himself. (As well as Trump, but it wouldn’t be possible to charge him with that, given a recent Supreme Court ruling.)
If I was the next president, I’d have everybody from DOGE on federal charges as soon as was feasible, including Musk… Although given Trump’s health, the next president will likely be Vance. I wonder what the odds makers put on Vance being the next president.
Ah, but they’ve already claimed that Musk wasn’t part of DOGE and he’ll claim that the employees were making assumptions and he never said such a thing. And he’d probably be correct; Musk is much better than Trump at weasel wording things.
Doesn’t mean there shouldn’t be a meticulous investigation though.
I don’t doubt that Musk is better than Trump at any sort of intellectual pursuit, but that’s only because Trump is that much of a dumbass. I mean, Musk seems to be able to read at a reasonably adult level.
Musk frequently says and does quite stupid things that involve him or his companies in legal peril. He’s famous for over-promising and under-delivering, and not via weasel words, but being specific. I think he gets away with it more from having good lawyers than from him acting any more intelligently than the average person.
Like Mueller or Garland? 😟
You fear prosecution most when you’ve done something illegal.
Shame.
What’s their Zillow listing look like?
I hope they live in fear for the rest of their miserable lives.
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Find the ones that live near you. Get a compost bin. Make compost for your garden. You’ll need some every year
Why would you be worried about that? Did you do incredibly damaging illegal things?
I’m sure they’ll get picked up by The Heritage Foundation or some other Right Wing org and protected. Can’t have the spineless lackeys spilling the beans.
Big Balls is gonna get neutered.
Oh no! Those poor kids 😩🫶
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They might end up on SNAP 😢
Consequences?
Since when?!
Seriously, people hear “you can be a piece of shit for a little.” And jump on the opportunity, and then wonder why people don’t like them.
Cue the Clerks Death Star II argument.
Consequences would only be consequent. I hope the same applies to the ICE GeStaPo one day. Maybe that’s why they act so cowardly and hide their faces.
Based on recent and not so recent US history, they won’t face any consequences. Trump was eventually charged over Jan 6th but not for outright treason, only conspiracy charges. And that was only after Garland slow-walked each investigation until it was too late.
The civil war traitors were never brought to trial, and politicians allowed the South to continue treating freed slaves as sub-human for more than a century.
Nothing will fundamentally change until the rich and powerful are in fear of their lives.
That’s what happens when you work for a Nazi. Once you outlive your usefulness, you’re on your own.
“I knew this was wrong and only did it because I thought I had fascist immunity”
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