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Former U.S. President Donald Trump, who faces federal and state charges for allegedly trying to overturn his 2020 election loss to President Joe Biden, insists he had "every right" to interfere in the election.

"Whoever heard you get indicted for interfering with a presidential election where you have every right to do it?" Trump said in a Fox News interview that aired on Sunday.

A federal indictment accuses Trump of defrauding the United States by preventing Congress from certifying Biden's victory and depriving voters of their right to a fair election. He faced a revised federal indictment last month accusing him of illegally trying to overturn his 2020 election loss.

Trump faces similar charges in Fulton County, Georgia, where he was also charged with racketeering, which is used to target members of organized crime groups and carries a penalty of up to 20 years in prison.

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[-] capt_wolf@lemmy.world 175 points 2 weeks ago

So he's just blatantly admitting it now, huh?

[-] cheese_greater@lemmy.world 57 points 2 weeks ago

It must be incredibly exhausting lying all the time. The truth is easier

[-] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 77 points 2 weeks ago

It's exhausting he never sees the consequences of it.

[-] VoterFrog@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago

Well half the country either doesn't give a shit that he's doing it or are straight up happy about it. It's literally like watching Hitler rise to power.

[-] DancingBear@midwest.social 4 points 1 week ago

When Trump won in 2016, it was only with about 27% of the votes from eligible voters across the country.

A lot of people don’t vote

[-] VoterFrog@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago

So they don't give a shit that he's doing it.

[-] DancingBear@midwest.social 3 points 1 week ago

lol ok fine

[-] lolcatnip@reddthat.com 10 points 2 weeks ago

It's only exhausting if you're trying to avoid getting caught in your lies. Trump doesn't care who knows he's lying.

[-] goferking0@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 1 week ago

Why wouldn't he after being told he was allowed to do it by Supreme Court?

[-] st3ph3n@midwest.social 92 points 2 weeks ago

Hey, FBI? Look! Over here. He’s doing it again.

[-] bradorsomething@ttrpg.network 78 points 2 weeks ago

…and if I did, it wasn’t wrong.

[-] linearchaos@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago

No, he's not that smooth. It's "and when I did" from the very beginning

[-] Aurenkin@sh.itjust.works 61 points 2 weeks ago

Well, at least he's learnt his lesson and been suitably punished so he's definitely not going to do anything like that again.

Probably not really needed but /s...

[-] AbidanYre@lemmy.world 15 points 2 weeks ago
[-] Ersatz86@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

Ew.

Agreed. But even metaphorically, ew.

[-] eran_morad@lemmy.world 49 points 2 weeks ago

Jack Smith:

[-] RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world 46 points 1 week ago

No one. No one "has heard" of it, because you're the first fucking person to do it, fuck wad.

[-] kikutwo@lemmy.world 45 points 2 weeks ago

Confession before his next guilty conviction.

[-] partial_accumen@lemmy.world 36 points 2 weeks ago

"Your honor, I'd like to introduce into evidence Prosecutions Exhibit A, where the Defendant willfully admitted his crimes live on stage in front of hundreds of people."

[-] NJSpradlin@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago

“Russia, if you’re listening…” he can say whatever he wants, no one cares. They’d rather complain about Kamala flip-flopping, which makes sense that she would change her stances to gather more support… or that she’s just a continuation of the current administration.

[-] scottmeme@sh.itjust.works 42 points 2 weeks ago

And he has every right to rot in jail

[-] njm1314@lemmy.world 42 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

He's trying to frame this as an official presidential Act. Basically he's trying to go through the door the Supreme Court opened for him.

[-] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

A normal court would recognize that interfering with state elections isn’t part of his official duties.

But we don’t have a normal court.

[-] vegeta@lemmy.world 37 points 2 weeks ago

When you’re a dictator, they let you do it. You can do anything. Grab ’em by the polls. You can do anything.

-@RealDonaldTrump

[-] RecluseRamble@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 weeks ago

Actually, "they" don't. Unless you have a really firm grip of the country, "they" will kill and replace you faster than Trump takes a dump.

[-] blattrules@lemmy.world 37 points 2 weeks ago

Maybe we shouldn’t let him get away with everything he does.

[-] HubertManne@moist.catsweat.com 35 points 1 week ago

ah. the ole sovoreign citizen president defense.

[-] Silentiea@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 1 week ago

ah. the ole sovoreign ~~citizen~~ president defense.

Just wants to be king.

[-] Soup@lemmy.cafe 28 points 1 week ago

Soooooo… this is an admission of guilt, right?

[-] APassenger@lemmy.world 24 points 1 week ago

This could have been in trial by now is not for the misbehavior in the DA's office. This was far too important to go mixing relationships with I dunno... Democracy?

[-] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

They would have found another way to stall. Really this should have gone to trial before the primaries even began, but then Trump wouldn't have been the nominee.

[-] Bonesince1997@lemmy.world 15 points 1 week ago

No law. No order. Got it.

[-] jordanlund@lemmy.world 14 points 2 weeks ago

Anything you say can, and will, be used against you.

[-] furzegulo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 2 weeks ago

if only 😐

[-] halcyoncmdr@lemmy.world 13 points 1 week ago

They probably got a heads up about something new in a case and are trying to get ahead of it with their base. Since we know the MAGA cultists don't consider time to be linear. The past can be in any order they want at the time. It's all just the past.

[-] TheWorldRolledMe@lemmy.world 11 points 2 weeks ago

Can someone remind us what stage this is? Something like "if I did do it, they deserved it" I think

[-] scytale@lemm.ee 10 points 2 weeks ago

Well there you go, bake him away toys!

[-] cabbage@piefed.social 9 points 2 weeks ago

Doesn't the SCOTUS agree with him? Or did I misunderstand those clowns?

[-] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 15 points 2 weeks ago

It seems he is claiming he interfered with the election as an official action, so it checks out...

[-] Bridger@sh.itjust.works 21 points 2 weeks ago

Except.... the executive branch has no role in elections. It cannot be an official action.

[-] cabbage@piefed.social 17 points 2 weeks ago

Sure it can, you just need to buy yourself a few Supreme Court Justices. They go cheap these days!

[-] NegativeLookBehind@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Is this not an admission of a fucking federal crime?

[-] Freefall@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

The line I have been hearing, and I don't like repeating it but you gotta know the talking points to counter them, is "he said he had every right to, but wouldn't stoop to the lows the dems would so he never acted on it".

It is stupid, but that is their logic/defense from what I am hearing....sad and weird.

[-] uberdroog@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago

Is it not interference just by announcing my candidacy? Is it not interference to just exist? There are only two states of being. Black and white. On and off. Ones and zeros. We either accept all things are interference or nothing is. I mean unless it's democrats and then it's definitely interference and must be stopped at all cost because socialism. ;)

[-] vaquedoso@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago

Infallible logic. Have you considered becoming president?

[-] xc2215x@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

He did not.

[-] poo@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

Cool. Then Thomas Crooks had every right to try to blow Trump's brains out.

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