Summary
Donald Trump condemned France’s conviction of far-right leader Marine Le Pen, calling her four-year sentence and five-year political ban a “witch hunt” and likening it to his own legal battles.
Le Pen was found guilty of embezzling EU funds and plans to appeal.
Trump claimed the charges were politically motivated, calling them a “bookkeeping error” and urging France to “FREE MARINE LE PEN!”
He and allies like Elon Musk argue left-wing governments use the legal system to silence opponents. Le Pen’s National Rally party was fined $2 million.
Big mad at functioning countries who can hold criminals accountable.
In the Orange Goblin‘s world, why should criminals be prosecuted or sentenced instead of being pardoned? He should better deal with the mess he is creating at home and manage his own affairs.
Wilhoit’s law.
Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition, to wit: There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect.
Hell no. Don’t let that right wing criminal free. We should have thrown our Orange Turd into jail.
How unsurprising and tiring. It’s always the same.
On behalf of France to Trump:
Va te faire foutre.
I think for this one we can dust off one of my old favourites: “va te faire enculer à sec avec du gravier”.
Hopefully France does not.
Hopefully France cannot. The legal system should be independent to not be even able to cave to political pressure like this.
It’s just a bit of embezzlement
Just some pocket change, no biggie c’mon
He so goddamn embarrassing.
Ha, go fuck yourself cheeto (France probably).
Not just France. Saying that in the US, too.
It was not a witch hunt, it was a bitch hunt. And it succeeded.
He keeps calling on France to do stuff when France is the country least likely to do said stuff.
He and allies like Elon Musk argue left-wing governments use the legal system to silence opponents
That is a fine mental gymnastic there.
I hope I’m not erring on the side of over-simplifying reality to make it abide to my limited mental capabilities to comprehend it, but more likely it is them, “He and allies like Elon Musk”, who by doing what they normally do are using the legal system to silence themselves.
Rule of law 101
They’re arguing that as if they’re not doing that exact thing themselves, as if they ain’t silencing their critics. Worst part is he’s disguising himself as a libertarian and someone who’s pro free-speech, when his ideas of libertarianism only extend to his govt. and cronies and his ideas of freedom of speech extend to his own views and his own supporters. He’s using the guise of being censored himself to censor literally anyone who opposes him.
What’s funny is that the French government is not “left-wing”.
By comparison with MAGA they are.
By comparison with US in general Europe is living in communist utopia :)
In comparison with the US democrats they are.
“fine mental gymnastics”!?!?
There’s a few American law firms that need to be listed here, just for starters.
‘Fine’, my ass
Toton.
French here. Donald, take care of your burning house before you step in ours.
He’s being ordered by Putin on his behalf, le penne is putins agent
