MelissaF1Jan 30, 2024
flexghost.

The person who leaked information about Trump’s tax returns got more time than Trump did for fraud

He got more time than almost all insurrectionists received

He got more time than Roger Stone, Paul Manafort, and Charles Kushner for tax evasion and for funneling Russian money to politicians

…Tell me how the system isn’t set up to protect the rich and powerful again?

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Jan 29, 2024 at 7:00pmWeb
Show threadMikeJan 29, 2024
@flexghost It's absolutely setup to protect the rich and powerful. All that whining about the "Two Tiered Justice System" neglected to mention that it benefited the people whining.
Show threadflexghost.Jan 29, 2024
@IncredulousMike It’s insane republicans are still on that soapbox of how they’re being persecuted
Show threadgbuntJan 29, 2024
@flexghost so much for the “witch hunt” 🤨
Show threadflexghost.Jan 29, 2024
@gbunt Right?
Show thread12foxfireJan 29, 2024
@flexghost He was a whistleblower. We should thank him.
Show threadJohanna's GardenJan 30, 2024
@sepfeiffer @flexghost Remember Reality Winner.
Show threadOtownKimJan 29, 2024
@flexghost SUCH bullshit!!!
Show threadSeán FenianJan 29, 2024
@flexghost It's almost as though corruption is an American cultural value.
Show threadDave MandlJan 29, 2024
@flexghost If Trump is reelected he'll probably push to have this guy executed.
Show threadCurt ThomasJan 29, 2024
@flexghost let me open with this: I completely agree that we have a two-track justice system and two-track government designed to favor and entrench the already wealthy and powerful. That said, privacy laws can be pretty serious where they exist. Take HIPAA, for example. If a hospital gets hacked and PHI is taken by the attacker, that hospital is on the hook for multiple millions of dollars in fines. I imagine that's the rationale here.
Show threadarceuthobiumJan 29, 2024
@conditional_soup @flexghost there’s another legal principle that government secrecy should never be used to cover up crimes.
Show threadCurt ThomasJan 29, 2024
@theothersimo @flexghost absolutely
Show threadJohanna's GardenJan 30, 2024
@conditional_soup @flexghost It's not the same rationale at all. He didn't hack the system or open a backdoor so that anyone could access anyone's returns, he only leaked info on a man who, btw, had promised on *multiple* occasions to release his. I believe he is still the only US Presidential candidate to refuse to do so. And I'm not against *any* consequences. The contractor is obviously not going to be hired to work with sensitive data where confidentiality is expected.
Show threadCurt ThomasJan 30, 2024
@JohannasGarden @flexghost
I get all of that. And this isn't a defense of Trump, I think that Trump is the very bottom of a long trend we've had towards increasingly bad leadership, and we're all worse off for having had him, even the smart (/s) wealthy people that think they truly benefitted from his administration. It was still Trump's choice, shitty person though he is, whether he wanted to release that information or not. All that info SHOULD be public for our politicians, but it isn't.
Show threadJon Het.Jan 29, 2024
@flexghost , we need a federal law, possibly a constitutional amendment, that absolves anyone who publicly releases information about crimes.
Show threadAskPippa🇨🇦Jan 29, 2024
@flexghost I wonder how many years he would've gotten for having classified documents in his bathroom? (Of course, both are serious breaches.) :(
Show threadaburtchJan 29, 2024
@flexghost Exactly. The rich protect their own.
Show threadRobertJan 29, 2024
@flexghost some times is arbitrary
Show threadxs4me2Jan 29, 2024

@flexghost

It absolutely is…

Welcome to capitalism 2.0.

Show threadJayJan 29, 2024
@flexghost These are the cases that jury nullification is for.
I make sure to explain the concept to everyone who mentions they’re being called for jury duty; it’s a small but easy way to push back against a broken system.
Show threadArena Cops 🇺🇦✌Jan 29, 2024

@flexghost 🤑 When the system should punish persons for Obstruction of Justice, it shouldn't commit Obstruction of Justice itself, shying away from holding wealthy criminals & their accomplices to account.

#RuleOfLaw #JusticeMatters #NoOneIsAboveTheLaw #TrumpIsNotAboveTheLaw

Show threadBassballPlayerJan 29, 2024

@flexghost Here’s the GoFundMe for his legal defense fund:

https://www.gofundme.com/f/charles-littlejohns-legal-defense-fund

Donate to Support for Charles Littlejohn, organized by Friends of Charles Littlejohn

We’re Charles Littlejohn’s friends and family and we’ve set up this fundr… Friends of Charles Littlejohn needs your support for Support for Charles Littlejohn

gofundme.com
Show threadNazaniJan 29, 2024
@flexghost
Whistleblower protections aren't broad enough.
Show threadArmy GirlJan 29, 2024
@flexghost should have got a medal.
Show threadbouriquetJan 29, 2024
@flexghost Ask Reality Winner about 1 page vs the Trump Collection of documents.
Show threadDemocracy Matters Jan 29, 2024

@flexghost

Charles Littlejohn really took one for the team.

Show threadfloydgumpJan 29, 2024
@flexghost Law and order 😆 What a joke the greedy and selfish make a mockery of this system.
Show threadFairhaven PersonJan 30, 2024

@flexghost

It doesn't matter if it's Trump's tax returns or yours. It's a matter of confidentiality no matter who it is. Leaking that info is against the law and the penalty is high.

Show threadStephen CzettyJan 30, 2024
@flexghost ROFL at the literal reading of the headline, separating Trump from "rich people"
Show threadSilvia RasmussenJan 30, 2024
@flexghost this is a sad example of the inequalities in the justice system. Justice seems to be for sale far too often. We should hang our heads in shame.
Show threadSaftyKumaJan 30, 2024
@flexghost
This guy should get pardoned for doing a public service.
Show threadChaoddityJan 30, 2024
@flexghost and epstein's kid-fucking rich friends still roaming free.
Because the rich are always protected. Whole system serves them.
Show threadBryceJan 30, 2024

@flexghost there is a word for this.

OLIGARCHY

Show threadNot A BirdJan 30, 2024
@flexghost Preach! Just got muted by someone on mastodon because I was being a doomsdayer or something for pointing out the injustice.
Show threadCoach Pāṇini ®Jan 30, 2024

@flexghost

This is risk management by the patrician donor and shareholder class: cannot risk that type of information into the public realm, cuz then the plebeians might get a clue.

Show threadPG1958WILLNOTCOMPLY 🇺🇸🇷🇴🇺🇦🇵🇸Jan 30, 2024
@flexghost
You're right, living in a rule of law country isn't always fair. Rich ppl have access to the best representation $ can buy which can make a difference. This man was convicted of fraud in a criminal court where trump was found guilty in a civil court which doesn't carry the penalty of incarceration. The courts aren't finished with trump yet, far from it actually, so we will see how it plays out. Remember the woman in TX who got 5yrs for voting while ineligible?
Show threadJohn MeadowsJan 30, 2024
@flexghost It's the best system money can buy.
Show threadEmber? Jan 30, 2024

@flexghost off topic

Why does the sign look like a cards against humanity cars

Show threadflexghost.Jan 30, 2024
@technicolourPenguin lol
Show threadKevin LeecasterJan 31, 2024
@flexghost
I wish that all tax returns could be public records.
Show threadAmish Super ModelJan 31, 2024
@flexghost And it’s such a shame because Trump was gonna release his taxes in two weeks!
Show threaddemofoxFeb 1, 2024
@flexghost same with reality winner and Chelsea manning