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Watch for an avalanche of revelations.... (Original Post) pbmus Sep 2019 OP
The tRumpers have been getting away with mountains of illegal shit. stopbush Sep 2019 #1
What is the old saying "ignorance is no justification for breaking the law"? Blue_true Sep 2019 #2
Willful ignorance is not a defense,,, pbmus Sep 2019 #3

stopbush

(24,393 posts)
1. The tRumpers have been getting away with mountains of illegal shit.
Sun Sep 29, 2019, 06:53 PM
Sep 2019

When it all comes out, their defense will be, “seriously? You’re saying every single thing we did broke the law?”

Unfortunately, the answer is “yes.” But they are counting on the fact that the MAGATs will find it all to be overkill, and that ultimately, none of it matters.

Blue_true

(31,261 posts)
2. What is the old saying "ignorance is no justification for breaking the law"?
Sun Sep 29, 2019, 07:05 PM
Sep 2019

I believe that a number of Trumpers know that they are breaking the law, they just don't care, they seem to believe that they can either bulldoze over or ignore those who are intent on bringing them to justice.

pbmus

(12,422 posts)
3. Willful ignorance is not a defense,,,
Sun Sep 29, 2019, 07:13 PM
Sep 2019


Willful blindness (sometimes called ignorance of law, willful ignorance or contrived ignorance or Nelsonian knowledge) is a term used in law to describe a situation in which a person seeks to avoid civil or criminal liability for a wrongful act by intentionally keeping himself or herself unaware of facts that would ...
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