• essell@lemmy.world
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    7 hours ago

    This reminds me of that bit near the end of RoboCop, where Dick Jones is immune to consequences whilst he’s part of the firm.

    As soon as the old man fires him, the law can act 😁

    I doubt congress is going to shoot him but I can wish.

    Gonna have a rum and coke and watch RoboCop tonight, been years since I’ve seen it.

  • Typotyper@sh.itjust.works
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    10 hours ago

    Funny how congress can investigate him but not trump. Funny how they can issue a summons to him, and expect him to comply, but thy can’t do anything in America to the shut show going on in the streets

  • Onno (VK6FLAB)@lemmy.radio
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    10 hours ago

    So … the US Congress can just summon a citizen from a different country … and the citizen is compelled to … do what exactly?

    • dual_sport_dork 🐧🗡️@lemmy.world
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      10 hours ago

      Nothing, which is why the letter phrases it as a “request.”

      In order to be extradited he’d have to actually be charged with a specific crime, insofar as I am aware.

  • LordMayor@piefed.social
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    9 hours ago

    Come on, Andy. Let the bitterness and shame spur your desire to lash out and hurt someone. Tell all and watch the place burn. Imagine walking into the US capitol building and dropping napalm in front of the world.

    You think you’re fucked? Watch what happens to the USA when you prove who their President really is. At least a third of their heads will explode and the rest will just ignore you while they dance around the carnage and point fingers.

    It will be glorious.

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      7 hours ago

      He is going to still protect whatever privileges he still enjoys. He doesn’t give a shit about Trump or any other pedophile seeing any kind of justice. He just wants to keep himself as safe as he can.

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    10 hours ago

    Also, I’ve had a tinfoil hat itch in the back of my head that the US may be giving allies time to sort their affairs before proceeding with the Epstein case, but I don’t put much stock into it as we live in the dysfunctional timeline.

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    10 hours ago

    He’s still denying it so I won’t expect much. And it’s telling Congress can agree on his appearance but not on releasing the files.