• newfie@lemmy.ml
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    2 months ago

    Name the criminal statute he should be charged with violating.

    Agreed that he likely does not have a 1st amendment defense. But you still need a specific criminal statute to charge him with. I am unaware of any that he has likely violated with his xenophobic remarks

    Demagoguery that targets a marginalized group is an American tradition. It is unlikely that he committed any crime

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      Ohio could possibly sue him civilly because of the bomb threats that caused them to shut down schools. That’s the best I got.

      If anyone is hurt over this, then they likely have standing for a civil suit (see Alex Jones).

      Criminal it’s definitely more tricky. Trump will likely get away with telling his followers to storm the capitol, so I doubt “eating cats and dogs” comes close to the same standard.

      Once upon a time, admitting to something like this would have been an impeachable offense. But that’s long sailed as something Congress would fairly enforce.