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.
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I guess he realizes he would be in the same boat as her if America had a functional legal system. Or maybe I’m giving him too much credit, thinking he has the self-awareness to compare his situation to hers.
Since America has now set a precedent for letting criminals get away with shit if they run for office, I wanna see Luigi Mangione run for congress
Prez. Luigi for Prez. At least he’s actually done something for the people.
He’s not old enough to run for president
I’ve observed that such laws are of zero consequence.
Trump is a felon, Edward Rafael Cruz was born in Canada, and half of our Congresspeople are dementia patients. Who gives a fuck about the requirements at this point.
Unfortunately, there is no constitutional requirement that says the president can’t be a felon or have dementia
There is one that you can’t be part of an insurrection and that didn’t matter either.
None of those are legal barriers. Being under 35 is.
Waging an insurrection is also a legal barrier. Does article 2 of the US constitution self execute? No? Then it can’t be enforced, just like amendment 14, section 3.
Nobody really cares about laws anymore, so lets just ignore that one.
He just needs to start wearing a MAGA hat at his court appearances.
Can you imagine if he turns “full on maga”, sings trumps praises, claims woke mind virus made him do it. Trump Pardons him and invites him to the white house. He 2 for 1s Trump and musk
Luigi wouldn’t lose any votes if he gunned someone down on avenue of the americas
Perfection
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”.
Please offer her asylum in the US.
And extend that offer to Orban, Fico, Farage, Abascal, Weidel and the rest of fascist scum.
Please please don’t. You’re setting great examples by putting them in prisons. Nobody anywhere needs American fascists getting reinforcements. It’s better for everyone that they be incarcerated, banned from public office, and their wealth seized. If they can be rehabilitated, fine. Maybe. Otherwise let them rot.
I think we would set a better example if more people went the Mario’s brother way.
How is he aware of her bookkeeping?
Was he doing it?
I wouldn’t be surprised.
It’s just not a bookkeeping error, there are internal emails where they state that they wouldn’t be able to keep the lights on without paying their staff with our taxes.
Source?
Here you go. My translation of the email :
During the upcoming years we will only make it if we make substantial savings thanks to the European parliament, and if we manage to get additional subsidies.
Well I knew it wasn’t a bookkeeping error. I believe the opposite of what the orange man says by default.
But I’m not aware about the actual fraud. They asked for more money when they already had enough money? The article you linked might translate wrong but they seem to be dismissing that email as proof.
Toton.
It’s just a bit of embezzlement
Just some pocket change, no biggie c’mon
trump must vouch for Le penne because she is also a russian asset, and putin will be disappointed of he doesnt.
Yes Trump we know you love fascism, and that it’s easier to establish fascist systems when laws are set aside.
Now would you kindly fuck off, and preferably go shoot yourself.BOYCOTT USA NOW!!
Why would Trump be helping a Putin pawn? I have absolutely no idea…
Trump is a cunt. Sorry that’s disrespectful.
President Trump is a cunt.
Trump lacks the warmth and depth.
How unsurprising and tiring. It’s always the same.
I mean, 3 million euros is literal peanuts. Do be aware that this is a politically charged witch hunt.
One that fortifies the EU and weakens Russia.
I’m all for that
4 million euros is not peanuts when your population is 69 million
For a period of 12 years. Where the country generated a GDP of 32 trillion euros.
That’s 0,0000125%.
The hospital I work at requires this amount of money monthly to pay us wagies, excluding the doctors. We’re like 1300 employees.
The 200 doctors earn as much as we 1300 employees.
I’m not saying it wasn’t a misallocated fund, but the sheer amount is laughable.
A drip in the bucket.
The fact that she misallocated it, shows lack of integrity, and the amount is enough for us to call her out on it.
We punish her mistakes. But the amount is nothing in the big picture.
I get your point and she was fined a fair amount, in consideration of all this. It is important to remember though that the ineligibility isn’t a punishment, it’s a preventive measure so that she doesn’t steals more than she did
I was recently charged 300 quid for a balls up by the tax man. I don’t think she’s been fined nearly enough.
Oh for sure, guillotine her for all I care. But french folks like her 🤷🏻♂️ my french buddy voted for her instead of Macron.
Personally I’d vote for Macron but I’m not french. If we could vote as EU citizens, I would vote for Macron
EU citizens cannot vote in French presidential or parliamentary elections (They can in mayoral and EU elections though). But I get what you meant.
I can only vote on which Belgian I want to represent me in the EU as far as I’m aware
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It was not a witch hunt, it was a bitch hunt. And it succeeded.
Everything this idiot does, I look at through the eyes of the kremlin. That makes it make sense.
Trump = Krasnov
