politics @lemmy.world Rapidcreek @lemmy.world 3 wk. ago

Presumptive GOP Nominee for President Meets With His Probation Officer

www.rollingstone.com Presumptive GOP Nominee for President Meets With His Probation Officer

Donald Trump met with his probation officer virtually on Monday ahead of his hush-money sentencing.

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That headline is golden. But boy is it depressing that this is where we're at as a nation. And it's all because the GOP has been taken over by fascists and their army of useful idiots in tacky red hats.
- What's depressing is if literally any of our institutions acted how they were supposed to, this wouldn't be an issue.
  
  The 4th estate is failing the country because they've been bought by oligarchs.
  
  The judicial apparatus is failing because it's been bought by oligarchs.
  
  The political apparatus is failing because it's been bought by oligarchs.
  
  Man I wish we could put our finger on the reason why everything is coming down around us...
  
  It's awesome how we can trace so much evil back to Southern Strategy and Reaganomics.
- Remember when Dean had to drop out because he showed excitement about doing well?
  
  To be fair, his campaign was already on the rocks at that point. It wasn't the scream alone that did him in.
- It's golden and also inaccurate.
  
  Probation officers aren't assigned until somebody has been sentenced. This is a pre-sentencing investigation to see if he is eligible for probation.
  
  If he's not, he doesn't meet with his probation officer until after he gets out of jail.
  
  https://www.excelsior.edu/article/what-is-the-difference-between-parole-officers-and-probation-officers/
  
  Probation: you don’t go to jail, a probation officer is assigned during the sentencing phase
  
  Parole: you just got let out of jail early and a parole officer is assigned to you
  
  Similarities: you still get a government baby sitter and your rights stripped from you,
  
  Differences: when they’re assigned and when you get them.
  
  Edit: for those that came after his edit, he initially stated ‘parole’ officer.
  
  Did you read the article, though?
  
  So.... Trump met with a probation officer that is assigned to his case currently. Right? So.... His probation officer.
  
  Super curious. What about this hair makes you think you needed to split it(and edit your error without acknowledging its correction)?
Gotta admit, posted for the headline.
- Shame on you!! Shame on you!! Shame on you!!
  
  You beat me to it!
When the headline isn't coming from the onion:
All those chants of “lock her up” for almost a decade, without even one shred of tact or civility, were all building up to this glorious headline.
"It was a big, beautiful meeting... everyone is saying how great I handled it.

Men -- big, strong, patriotic men with tears in their eyes, straight out of Central Casting -- came running up to me saying "Sir, we've been to millions of probation meetings, but we've never been to one handled so amazingly as you did".
- SIR!
“I’m living the American nightmare!”

Alas, where I and the Trump campaign agree... Just not on the details
Trump appears to be fundraising off of his hush-money pre-sentencing interview on Monday

Republicans are stupid. Unfortunately, they're not quite too stupid to live. They might drag us all down with them, though.
Republicans probably: Its not gay to be sodomized if we do it to own the Libs.
- Gavin McInnes stuck a plug up his ass to own the libs. Anytime you think you're inventing something so ridiculous the right can't possibly have done it, you're probably wrong.
  
  I must have missed this one. He did what now?
Convicted felon AND presumptive...
Any mirrors? Can't read without signing up....

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