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    7 months ago

    Government won’t allow him to go to a prison. It would be a liability for nation security.

    If he died in Jail by ‘any’ means. Even old age. It would martyr him for the crazies for years.

    Foreign Entities would go crazy for the chance to Epstein him. It would de-stabilize the US for a decades, as no one would believe any facts and it would be conspiracy city.

    He’ll get house arrest, and go full blown 24/7 bitching about it.

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      7 months ago

      Government won’t allow him to go to a prison. It would be a liability for nation security.

      In what way? He’s already bragged about and shown off countless classified documents, and potentially given or sold some of them to US adversaries. If he’s put in prison he’ll likely be put into protective custody for the safety of both him and his guards.

      Foreign Entities would go crazy for the chance to Epstein him. It would de-stabilize the US for a decades

      I find that extremely hard to believe. He’s a private citizen and now a convicted felon on top of that. He may have a small but rabid fan base, but even if he died under unusual circumstances it wouldn’t destabilize the US. The worst it might do is further fracture the GOP, but given what it’s turned into over the past decade I don’t see that as a bad thing.

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        Is it though?

        How many GOP’s have just straight up refused congressional orders? No police showed up and dragged them to congress.

        When Trump doesn’t show up for his prison sentence, what do you expect to happen?

        New York police going to walk into Florida and stand toe to toe with Secret Service?

        Would the NY police have authority to tell the Service to step aside?

        I don’t know what will happen, and I expect Trump will push the limits.

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          Uh, no. That’s not going to happen. Why do some people think that the Secret Service is Trump’s private army? They work for Biden and the White House.

          How do you think Trump was forced to attend court every day? He would rather be out golfing.

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          Actually, a couple people have served jail time for refusing congressional subpoenas over the past few years

          And why would the secret service break the law? They are law enforcement.

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      Would it be too optimistic for me hope for him to be sentenced to one day in jail, and 1 year house arrest?