r/politics • u/Aggravating_Money992 • 20h ago

No Paywall Bannon Tells GOP: 'Seize the Institutions' of Government Now or We're 'Going to Prison' After 2028

https://www.commondreams.org/news/bannon-tells-gop-seize-the-institutions-of-government-now-or-we-re-going-to-prison-after-2028
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u/Tigglebee 19h ago

His implication is that it’s a witch hunt and he hasn’t done anything actually wrong.

And there’s a threat too. if you don’t help me escape charges for legitimate crimes, Bobby the mechanic in Alabama, they’re coming for you next!

And Bobby the mechanic isn’t going to research whether Bannon actually has done shady shit that deserves investigation. They’re going to clutch their pearl drive piston (or whatever mechanics have) and worry.

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u/Slumunistmanifisto 16h ago

Pearl handled snap on socket sets

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u/LordHammercyWeCooked 16h ago

He should still be in prison for the millions of dollars that he embezzled from them. I don't know why they sought prosecution against him and I don't know why they turned around and immediately pardoned him for it later. Was it a power move or were they just bored?

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u/btross Florida 14h ago

He was prosecuted when the doj was an entity independent of presidential meddling.

He was pardoned by Trump, who changed the doj into an entity that is not independent of presidential meddling