Trump would do it in a second!

He filed a $20 BILLION suit against Rupert Murdock and a newspaper over a story, one can be filed for slandering a former PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES! Make it $40 BILLION.

mahina

(19,925 posts)

2. Reuters article

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Tue Jul 22, 2025, 05:06 PM

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Obama reiterates conclusion of attempted Russian interference in 2016 election

WASHINGTON, July 22 (Reuters) - The office of U.S. Democratic former President Barack Obama said on Tuesday that a document issued last week by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence does not undercut the conclusion that Russia tried to influence the 2016 U.S. election but that it did not manipulate any votes.
"Nothing in the document issued last week undercuts the widely accepted conclusion that Russia worked to influence the 2016 presidential election but did not successfully manipulate any votes," Obama's office said in a statement.

President Donald Trump accused Obama of "treason" on Tuesday, blaming him, without providing evidence, for leading an effort to falsely tie him to Russia and undermine his 2016 presidential campaign.
"These bizarre allegations are ridiculous and a weak attempt at distraction," Obama's office said.
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Thatʻs the whole article???
I need the Trump/Russia infographic or list of coincidences

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/obama-reiterates-conclusion-attempted-russian-interference-2016-election-2025-07-22/

Wiz Imp

(6,134 posts)

3. Excellent point. Does this mean they are going to charge Marco Rubio with treason?

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Tue Jul 22, 2025, 05:13 PM

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soldierant

(8,750 posts)

4. Andy Borowitz suggested that, in response to the fake AI video

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Tue Jul 22, 2025, 06:06 PM

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of Obama getting arrested, there is a real video of Trump**(*) getting arrested which Obama could release.

Baitball Blogger

(50,503 posts)

5. Well, Obama is a lawyer, so

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Tue Jul 22, 2025, 06:36 PM

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He’s going to make a short meal of Trump’s move.

Karasu

(1,657 posts)

6. Even FACEBOOK admitted to Russian interference in that election. The party of conspiracy theorist nutbags is fucking

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Tue Jul 22, 2025, 06:50 PM

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stupid to revisit this.

gixxerlee

(219 posts)

7. I wonder if this is part of a larger picture

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Tue Jul 22, 2025, 07:00 PM

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1. Of course this is meant to be a distraction from the epstein files.
2. If he does "arrest" Obama, surely he knows this would cause mass riots and protests. He would relish the idea of Obama in handcuffs.
3. Along with all the protests. Would it give him the right to claim Marshall Law? Shut down the government, stop elections?
He's not book smart, but he's conniving. I wouldn't be surprised if he hasn't already thought of something for him to keep power

tman

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13. The DOJ would need a federal judge to approve an arrest warrant.

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Tue Jul 22, 2025, 07:47 PM

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I doubt that ever happends.

Mblaze

(620 posts)

8. There"s that Obama

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Tue Jul 22, 2025, 07:06 PM

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Talking fancy again. He doesn't have Trump's pure drivel style.

Skittles

(166,154 posts)

10. excellent response

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Tue Jul 22, 2025, 07:41 PM

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yes Trump is non-stop garbage but some things simply HAVE to be addressed, and Obama does it in a way that is eloquent and dignified.

calimary

(87,121 posts)

11. Ooooooh maybe Marco Rubio will get in trouble now!

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Tue Jul 22, 2025, 07:45 PM

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Forced out of the “inner circle” or some such thing, maybe?

AllaN01Bear

(26,545 posts)

12. shoot them down in flames sir.:)

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Tue Jul 22, 2025, 07:46 PM

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twodogsbarking

(14,504 posts)

14. That won't be in the history books, at least the Trump version.

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Tue Jul 22, 2025, 07:54 PM

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LetMyPeopleVote

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15. A spokesperson for Obama pushed back on the Trump administration's claims,

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Tue Jul 22, 2025, 07:59 PM

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I am glad that President Obama is responding to trump's attempt to distract

Link to tweet

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-accuses-obama-treason-oval-office/story

A spokesperson for Obama pushed back on the Trump administration's claims, saying while they would "not normally dignify the constant nonsense" from the White House with a response, the claims are "outrageous enough to merit one."

"These bizarre allegations are ridiculous and a weak attempt at distraction," the statement said.

Trump's comments come after Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard submitted a criminal referral to the Department of Justice threatening the Obama administration.

Obama's spokesperson said that "nothing in the document issued last week undercuts the widely accepted conclusion that Russia worked to influence the 2016 presidential election but did not successfully manipulate any votes."

"These findings were affirmed in a 2020 report by the bipartisan Senate Intellignce Committee, led by then-Chairman Marco Rubio," the Obama spokesperson said on Tuesday.

still-prayin4rain

(340 posts)

17. This infuriates me. They need to keep Obama's name out of their pig mouths.

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Tue Jul 22, 2025, 08:09 PM

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LetMyPeopleVote

(166,568 posts)

19. Good response by President Obama team

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Wed Jul 23, 2025, 08:04 AM

Yesterday

Link to tweet

LetMyPeopleVote

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22. Deadline: Legal Blog-One of the many roadblocks to Trump prosecuting Obama: Presidential immunity

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Wed Jul 23, 2025, 08:51 PM

12 hrs ago

The Supreme Court ruling that benefited Trump would also benefit any other former president prosecuted over their actions in office.

Seems possible - maybe even likely - that Trump thought presidential immunity was only for him.

As usual, he was a long ways from correct.

One of the many roadblocks to Trump prosecuting Obama: presidential immunity www.msnbc.com/deadline-whi...
— @jimrissmiller.bsky.social 2025-07-23T17:18:57.827Z

https://www.msnbc.com/deadline-white-house/deadline-legal-blog/trump-obama-treason-presidential-immunity-rcna220479

With President Donald Trump accusing former President Barack Obama of treason, it’s worth recalling the Supreme Court immunity ruling in Trump’s favor that would apply to the prosecution of any former president over their actions in office.

Trump v. United States wouldn’t be the only roadblock to the Trump Justice Department prosecuting the Democrat — indeed, it’s unclear what a criminal case against him would be. Trump’s allegations came as his director of national intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, claimed that Obama and his national security Cabinet members “manufactured and politicized intelligence to lay the groundwork for what was essentially a years-long coup against President Trump” after Trump won the 2016 election. Gabbard said she’s making a “criminal referral” to the DOJ.

An Obama spokesperson said the former president’s office “does not normally dignify the constant nonsense and misinformation flowing out of this White House with a response,” but added that “these claims are outrageous enough to merit one. These bizarre allegations are ridiculous and a weak attempt at distraction.”....

But if the Trump DOJ charges Obama — again, it’s unclear what statutes the DOJ would use or what the theory of the case would be — among the things Obama’s counsel could point to is the immunity ruling.

And while Chief Justice John Roberts’ opinion didn’t fully flesh out how broadly presidential immunity applies, an important procedural aspect of the ruling is that it emphasized that former presidents are entitled to pretrial immunity appeals. That would be valuable to Obama in this hypothetical scenario, because he could raise the immunity issue at the outset and potentially end the case before it got going.

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