Donald Trump just posted an image of Joe Biden tied up in the back of a pickup as though he’d been kidnapped.
This has become a popular sticker for the backs of MAGA folks’ vehicles.
And in normal times, it would have resulted in a referral to the FBI — and the Secret Service.
It is a crime, though I don't plan on looking up the statute. That's why Kathy Griffiths got to spend time chatting with the Secret Service back when.
I was furious then with the people who complained about that at the time. And, yes, I think if Donald Trump has posted any such thing he should be hauled in for his own Secret Service interview.
So, I did in fact look it up.
First, yes Trump did post the picture.
Second, here is the Wiki re threatening the POTUS
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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Threatening_the_president_of_the_United_States
@tristansnell in Brazil we saw a worse thing: the extreme right wing during the preparation for the coup d'État to throw Dilma Rousseff away from the presidency, they shared A LOT online pictures of huge stickers in cars of her with her legs spread and in the supposed location of her vagina was the place where people inserte the gas filler in the car. 🤢🤮🤬
In some cities we never saw cars with this ABERRATION, but online was everywhere.
While it appears that the US Code applies and a case could be made, who would need to indict Trump, Merrick Garland? Good luck with that one!
@tristansnell Counselor, why haven’t the trial judges he’s threatened ordered him to undergo a psychiatric evaluation? Wouldn’t that be the proper procedure with a dangerous defendant who continually defied court orders?
It’s likely he’s too ill to comply—that would be good to know officially!
"Political science scholar Tim Hogan said that, if the Secret Service "does nothing about Trump's violation of federal law making a threats against the POTUS [the Department of Homeland Security] head should fire the director of Secret Service and refer the matter to the DOJ for charges. Because Trump is out on bail, he should likely be held pending trial." "Trump should be in custody," he added." https://www.rawstory.com/trump-biden-imagery-revoke-bail/
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