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pecosbob

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5. AGs can be tried, convicted and sent to prison. It only take the will to do so.

Reply to SleeplessinSoCal (Original post)

Thu Apr 16, 2026, 06:07 PM

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As for their boss, that's easier said than done. I would say the next ten years of Democratic administrations will have their work cut out for them in legal hot patches to tamper-proof the DoJ as well as the rest of our government from those who wish to destroy or otherwise impair it's ability to function.

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Can there be a class action suit against Trump's political prosecutions via the DOJ? [View all] SleeplessinSoCal Thursday OP

No. Class actions have very specific and narrow requirements. Ocelot II Thursday #1

Is there no way to retrieve his ill got gains? SleeplessinSoCal Thursday #2

Probably not, unfortunately. Ocelot II Thursday #3

Fight it on a case-by-case basis bucolic_frolic Thursday #4

AGs can be tried, convicted and sent to prison. It only take the will to do so. pecosbob Thursday #5

K&R 2naSalit Thursday #6

Letting this behavior slide would only lead to more of the same. SleeplessinSoCal Thursday #7