Well - what a surprise to hear this news.....

Seems to be related only to the mishandling of government documents at Mar-o-laga? (at this stage)

www.cbsnews.com/news/special-counsel-jack-smith-end-bid-to-revive-trump-documents-case/

But Trump has made no secret that he intends to change the justice system to make judicial appointments political ones.

"Should the disclosure of Smith's findings stall and be delayed into the Trump administration, the odds of its release become increasingly slim as the president-elect has said he intends to nominate many of his top defense attorneys to leadership roles within the Justice Department.

Todd Blanche and Emil Bove, who defended Trump in the two federal cases and in New York, are set to serve as deputy attorney general and principal associate deputy attorney general respectively, two powerful posts within the Justice Department.

Trump has said he will nominate former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi for the top job as attorney general. "

You can’t have a crim for a President. I think it was totally expected. Not being an American I am not very familiar with or really know the two sides and who is telling the truth.

Who would have thought it?!

It’s simply a joke! IMO he shouldn’t have been allowed to run, but then again it’s not my country so let them reap what they sow!

Unfortunately, we have to reap what they sow as well. There will be a worldwide impact.

Trying to find out about the cases where he was convicted, found this

"Trump’s eminent return to the White House has left the state-level criminal cases against him in limbo, too.

His sentencing for his criminal conviction in the state of New York, related to the Stormy Daniels payment, has been indefinitely delayed. (BBC)

www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gvd7kxxj5o

Power corrupts.

Thirty-four felony convictions. Charges of fraud, election subversion, and obstruction.

Gone.

American justice has always been a joke. Look at Michael Jackson and OJ Simpson especially.

Sad thing is we are not much better here either...it's all about the money and protecting the privilege- look at the PO debacle.

Oh I am so pleased he has got away with it 🤬

keepingquiet

American justice has always been a joke. Look at Michael Jackson and OJ Simpson especially.

Sad thing is we are not much better here either...it's all about the money and protecting the privilege- look at the PO debacle.

You are not wrong ! Isn’t too good where I live,either. We have just allowed a female viscious murderess to have IVF whilst she is still serving her sentence. At taxpayer’s expense of course. You wouldn’t read about it.

Grounds for impeachment include abuse of power, corruption, negligence in constitutional duties, or actions resulting in loss of public trust.

I've never understood how a convicted criminal could run for president. Then once he is president pardon himself. Probably the main reason he wanted to be President was so he could pardon himself, otherwise he would probably have gone to jail. Plus he has other plans for the USA as well, which could end up affecting us in the UK. The saving grace is that Trump is a halfwit, and he may end up getting things wrong. Such as his tariffs scheme.

I think his policy on I think he said 1 million - what is broadly "undocumented" (but different categories) is going to both cause a lot of fear and tearing families apart, will meet serious legal challenges,

and perhaps even more significant, so many businesses rely on cheap "undocumented" labour.

He's said he's "use the army". How? How will the military view this? Where is he going to take people?

Reminiscent of the power of medieval monarchs.

This is what is claiming are on "mass deportation beginning on day 1"
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/18/trump-military-mass-deportation

"Experts and advocates say a deportation campaign on the scale Trump has outlined would raise legal and logistical challenges, not to mention the soaring costs and infrastructure needed to detail and deport millions of people, many of whom have lived in the country for at least a decade, contribute to the workforce and share a household with US citizen family members.

Trump and Miller have described plans to federalize state national guard personnel and deploy them for immigration enforcement, including sending troops from friendly Republican-governed states into neighboring states with governors who decline to participate. Miller has also advocated for building large-scale detention “camps” and tents"

He's said he's "use the army". How? How will the military view this? Where is he going to take people?

The control of the instrument of force, i.e the armed forces, has always been the very foundation of power. Once a government loses control of the army their power is lost. (The army frequently takes over and can be ten times worse...)

It will be interesting to see how the US army reacts to being told to enforce policies requiring extreme force..

It's been all over the media.

What have the media said on this?

They say he will be targeting criminals who do not have permission to live in the country. Why shouldn't they be deported if they are continuing to commit crimes, ignore laws and put citizens in danger?

Macadia

They say he will be targeting criminals who do not have permission to live in the country. Why shouldn't they be deported if they are continuing to commit crimes, ignore laws and put citizens in danger?

He's after more than criminals. He's after all undocumented immigrants. Several million of them, I understand. Many of whom are actually employed and whose eviction would cause a lot of difficulty for their employers...

Getting rid of the illegal immigrants will cause a lot of problems for the employers as a lot pay below minimum or they are jobs that are hard to fill due to the type of work.
(I'm Canadian so I get to hear way too much about it)

Delighted to hear this. Now he can get on with the job in hand.

power and corruption reign yet again

Macadia

They say he will be targeting criminals who do not have permission to live in the country. Why shouldn't they be deported if they are continuing to commit crimes, ignore laws and put citizens in danger?

That is only the first named priority, and possible if the criminals are actually prison (although supposing the country of origin refuse?)

But If posters read my quote above about who is to be targeted and the issues surrounding it, (ie the "how") you'll see why I asked how the army would be involved,

ie actually what be they be asked to do

when some states may resist, not to mention identifying accurately who is and who isnt undocumented, the problems in families when say the children are US citizens but mum and dad or grandma are undocumented , and there is mention of huge tent camps, and where to be "sent" anyway, and the whole thing will cost billions....

ileea

Getting rid of the illegal immigrants will cause a lot of problems for the employers as a lot pay below minimum or they are jobs that are hard to fill due to the type of work.
(I'm Canadian so I get to hear way too much about it)

Don’t worry about that, mostly controlled immigration will still happen, it all about control not a free for all. Trumps bark is far worse than his bite.
There are a great many new Latinos in the US, we visited Miami last year, we knew Spanish was spoken often, we did not realize many had no English at all in shops and hotels.