Youngkin, commenting last week on Trump’s Espionage Act indictment for mishandling classified documents, wrote on Twitter that Trump was being victimized by selective prosecution that ignores some people’s lawbreaking.
Stewart, host of “The Problem with Jon Stewart” retweeted a clip from his show acknowledging the existence of a “two-tiered justice system” before schooling the Republican governor on Trump’s place in it.
“Trump has used privilege and wealth to protect himself from legal accountability at every turn,” said Stewart in a clip initially shared in April following Trump’s indictment on charges involving hush money payments.
“He has lived his entire adult life in the space twixt illegal and unethical. He’s in the tier where you get the platinum arraignment package — no cuffs, no mugshot, all-you-can-eat fingerprint ink.”
Stewart went on to question if regular people surround themselves with a “meat shield of henchmen to go to prison in their place,” a reference to the many Trump associates who have been prosecuted.
The former “Daily Show” host later analyzed the New York state attorney general’s civil lawsuit against Trump’s now-defunct charitable organization, which Trump was ordered to settle for $2 million.
“Yes. It’s all selective prosecution,” Stewart said. “And when you’re in the good tier, you can do whatever you want and you’re probably going to be fine.”
“In fact, you might even be elected president — twice.”
DickySchmidt33 on June 16th, 2023 at 14:04 UTC »
The suggestion that Donald Trump is somehow being singled out, picked on, or held to an unfairly high standard may be the most ludicrous example of gaslighting you will ever see.
If they would have found nuclear secrets in anyone else's home office, that person would have been taken into custody immediately.
They negotiated with Donald Trump for over a year, showing unprecedented restraint, patience, and deference in the hopes of getting these materials returned.
He refused to cooperate. He ignored a subpoena. He lied to investigators and obstructed the investigation.
AND HE'S STILL A FREE MAN. Today. Right now. There is no other citizen who would have been afforded that kind of treatment.
So fuck off with your "He's being unfairly persecuted!" bullshit.
boomshiki on June 16th, 2023 at 13:06 UTC »
This should be everyone’s response when they whine about a 2 tier justice system
Cdn_Brown_Recluse on June 16th, 2023 at 11:58 UTC »
'Republicans' and 'Facts' are two things that don't belong in the same sentence.
It's like they don't understand the definition of fact.