Should Trump the Chump be charged?

Just for the record, I believe masturbation to be healthy, and nothing to be ashamed of, but I'm not averse to the idea that it should be done privately, not publicly. Can you at least hang a necktie on the doorknob?

Tue, 2016-10-11 00:10

#12

mark_alfred

Perhaps in the next debate Clinton can declare, "So we're going to get a special prosecutor, and we're going to look into it. If I become President, you'll be sorry, because you'd be in jail, Trump the chump."

I'm doubting she will make such a declaration, however. She'll just let this wealthy tax cheat off the hook.

Tue, 2016-10-11 00:13

#13

mark_alfred

Quote:
I believe masturbation to be healthy

Some believe excessive wanking causes blindness.

Tue, 2016-10-11 00:42

#14

NorthReport

I believe sexual assault is a criminal act

Tue, 2016-10-11 14:10

#15

Mr. Magoo

Yes, it is.

Who did he sexually assault?

Tue, 2016-10-11 14:22

#16

6079_Smith_W

There are allegations that he broke the Cuban embargo.

And there is this civil case:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lisa-bloom/why-the-new-child-rape-ca_b_106...

Whatever happens there, my main concern is whether he is elected president or not.

Tue, 2016-10-11 16:59

#17

Sean in Ottawa

Of course Trump in his crudeness is not out of tradition-- the musical source of the US anthem:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/To_Anacreon_in_Heaven

Tue, 2016-10-11 19:31

#18

Timebandit Timebandit's picture

I don't think law enforcement is in a position arrest Trump on assault charges - a victim would have to come forward first, and an investigation would have to be undertaken. Same with Cuban embargo - an investigation has to be carried out before any charges are laid a more immediate concern is keeping him out of office.

Tue, 2016-10-11 20:04

#19

Mr. Magoo

Quote:
I don't think law enforcement is in a position arrest Trump on assault charges - a victim would have to come forward first, and an investigation would have to be undertaken.

That was kind of my thinking. And I guess it's my thinking just about any time the answer to some problem is "this person must be charged with crimes!!". OK, but which specific crimes? Do these crimes actually exist in law or do we just believe they should so that "this person" can be charged with them?

For the record, it was silly when the Republicans (right up to the recent debate) tried the same silliness @ Clinton. It's like nobody in America believes you can elect (or reject) a candidate using votes any more. Now it requires an indictment.

Tue, 2016-10-11 20:52

#20

Misfit

I would not be surprised if this turns into another Cosby situation. It is just starting to gain momentum. I assume that as more women come forward, there could be enough evidence collected to proceed with a criminal trial, and if not a criminal trial, then perhaps a class action lawsuit. I personally think that this is inevitable, actually.

Tue, 2016-10-11 21:07

#21

NorthReport

Bingo!

Trump the Chump is not going to win the election.

What's important is to nail the sucker with criminal charges if there is a legitimate case to be made and hopefuly discredit him and his type of behaviour permanently, so he will no longer be a role model, or some kind of freak hero, to the people that support him

Tue, 2016-10-11 21:14

#22

NorthReport

Trump's Open Disdain for the Rule of Law

Trump acts like he's running to be America's dictator rather than the president of a nation of laws

But Trump's most shocking rejection of our Constitution and basic principles of fairness went largely unnoticed last week. In a statement to CNN, he doubled down on his claims regarding the guilt of the Central Park Five – the black and Latino teenagers who were wrongfully convicted of a 1989 rape and imprisoned for years before being exonerated by DNA evidence. Trump has expressed pride in how politically incorrect it was for him to attack the settlement they received from the city for depriving them of their freedom for years.

But Trump's involvement in the case goes back even further. Two weeks after their arrest, he responded by taking out full-page ads in multiple newspapers calling for the death penalty to be reinstated – so the teens could be executed, it was implied – and for more police, mocking the idea that police brutality was a problem. Trump likely bears some blame for their wrongful conviction, because he used his money and influence to exacerbate the lynch mob mentality in New York at the time and to poison the jury pool with his presumption of guilt.

The teens were found guilty despite the fact that DNA found on the victim didn't match any of them. After the actual perpetrator admitted to the crime years later, the five were exonerated, and the city eventually compensated them for the injustice they'd experienced. Trump wrote an op-ed criticizing the $41 million settlement in which he seemed to imply that even if they were innocent, they shouldn't have received any money because they "do not exactly have the pasts of angels."

It was a stunning display of Trump's racism and autocratic disdain for the law. Not depriving innocent people of their freedom is the most basic responsibility of government. But Trump believes he has the right to say who is or isn't guilty, facts and law be damned. It's no big deal if people he considers undesirable are deprived of their freedom. In Trump's world, black lives don't matter, and political opponents should be punished.

Meanwhile, Trump has been completely dismissive of questioning about whether he has sexual assaulted women, despite being caught on tape bragging that he has. Trump doesn't think the law applies to him. Completely unrepentant about that fact that five innocent teenagers would have been executed if he'd had his way, Trump tells us that only certain kinds of people can be criminals. And he's the guy to tell us who they are.

http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/features/trumps-open-disdain-for-th...

Tue, 2016-10-11 23:04

#23

Misfit

DP

Wed, 2016-10-12 21:43

#24

NorthReport

Misfit

You called it!

Multiple Accounts Emerge of Women Saying Trump Sexually Assaulted Them

Trump's political crisis expands beyond "locker room talk."

www.motherjones.com/politics/2016/1…

Wed, 2016-10-12 22:41

#25

NorthReport

Trump troubles deepen as women come forward with accusations

http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/trump-nyt-women-allegations-1.3802591

Thu, 2016-10-13 00:52

#26

NorthReport

Physically Attacked by Donald Trump – a PEOPLE Writer’s Own Harrowing Story

http://people.com/politics/donald-trump-attacked-people-writer/

Thu, 2016-10-13 11:13

#27

NorthReport

"He was like an octopus"

Trump faces more groping allegations

http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/12/politics/donald-trump-women-new-york-times...

Thu, 2016-10-13 16:19

#28

NorthReport

Trump against the world

Under siege as more female accusers come forward, Trump lashes out at the 'conspiracy' out to get him and his supporters.

http://www.politico.com/story/2016/10/donald-trump-conspiracy-accusation...

Thu, 2016-10-13 16:41

#29

Mr. Magoo

It just gets worse. This morning, at a speech to the Chamber of Commerce in Dayton, Ohio, Trump went off-piste and ranted for five whole minutes about "some Canadian guy" on some "website", who "posts 50 links about me EVERY DAY!".

What a paranoid k00K.

Thu, 2016-10-13 17:41

#30

Misfit

Gee, I wonder who that could be? And in Canada you say? Pity!

Thu, 2016-10-13 18:43

#31

NorthReport

The Trump Allegations: The Latest Updates

http://www.theatlantic.com/liveblogs/2016/10/donald-trump-sexual-assault...

Thu, 2016-10-13 19:15

#32

Mr. Magoo

See, now you're just winding him up.

Thu, 2016-10-13 20:40

#33

quizzical

reality suggests if you state you've gropped women because you're a star and got money then the claims by women aren't terrible liars.

Trump basically gave them all permission to validate him.

Thu, 2016-10-13 20:50

#34

kropotkin1951

Trump's sense of entitlement in regards to womens bodies is just sooooo unique.

Thu, 2016-10-13 22:13

#35

bekayne

kropotkin1951 wrote:

Trump's sense of entitlement in regards to womens bodies is just sooooo unique.

Is he Prime Minister?

Thu, 2016-10-13 23:54

#36

kropotkin1951

bekayne wrote:

kropotkin1951 wrote:

Trump's sense of entitlement in regards to womens bodies is just sooooo unique.

Is he Prime Minister?

Did I post this in one of the innumerable threads on Trump's election campaign or in one about whether he should be charged?

Wait it is the right thread so what exactly is the point ot your question?

Fri, 2016-10-14 00:52

#37

6079_Smith_W

He will be forced to testify in the upcoming civil suit.

http://occupydemocrats.com/2016/10/13/trump-testify-oath-upcoming-child-...

Fri, 2016-10-14 07:37

#38

jambo101

With the amount of bs he is leveling at Hillary Clinton i'm sure she has a case against Trump for slander .

slan·derˈslandər/nounLawnoun: slander

1. the action or crime of making a false spoken statement damaging to a person's reputation."
- a false and malicious spoken statement.plural noun: synonyms:defamation (of character), character assassination, calumny, libel; Morescandalmongering, malicious gossip, disparagement, denigration, aspersions, vilification, traducement, obloquy; lie, slur, smear, false accusation; informalmudslinging, bad-mouthing, smack talk; archaiccontumely

verbverb: slander; 3rd person present: slanders; past tense: slandered; past participle: slandered; gerund or present participle: slandering1. make false and damaging statements about (someone).

Mon, 2016-10-17 00:32

#39

NorthReport

Keep reading!

Donald Trump’s Alleged Sexual Misconduct Is an Outrage. Is It a Crime?

Trump’s despicable boasts, along with the increasingly likely prospect that they described an actual pattern of conduct, has generated righteous outrage. But commentators have largely overlooked an important fact about these allegations. In nearly every state, sexual contact without consent is considered a crime. And while the Model Penal Code’s sexual assault provisions are currently undergoing revision by the American Law Institute, a preliminary draft underscores that “the decision to penalize some sexual touching short of penetration is noncontroversial.”

To be sure, sexual contact statutes—like rape law generally—are woefully under-enforced. Even so, the existence of criminal sanctions for non-penetrative sexual touching is testament to how egregious the allegations against Trump really are.

To put this point in stark relief, consider the case of Jessica Leeds. Leeds recently reported that, on a flight decades ago, Trump lifted the airplane armrest between them and used his hands “like an octopus,” grabbing her breasts and trying to put his hand up her skirt. This behavior undoubtedly qualifies as a profound sexual violation falling on a spectrum that includes sexual objectification, degradation, and harassment. But it is more: the alleged airplane assault also constitutes a crime—in this case, a federal crime.

http://www.slate.com/blogs/xx_factor/2016/10/16/donald_trump_s_alleged_s...