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Initech

(100,088 posts)
Mon Aug 15, 2022, 11:46 AM Aug 2022

Trump says 'temperature has to be brought down' after Mar-a-Lago search

Former President Trump said on Monday that his aides reached out to the Department of Justice (DOJ) to offer “whatever we can do to help,” saying the “temperature has to be brought down” after a spike in threats against law enforcement following the FBI’s search of his Mar-a-Lago estate.

“People are so angry at what is taking place,” Trump told Fox News.

“Whatever we can do to help — because the temperature has to be brought down in the country,” he added. “If it isn’t, terrible things are going to happen.”

The FBI executed a search warrant at Mar-a-Lago one week ago in connection with its investigation into whether Trump violated the Espionage Act and other federal statutes. Agents seized 11 sets of classified documents from the estate, although Trump has claimed he declassified the material.

The search has set off waves of criticisms of the FBI and DOJ from Trump and his allies, who argue the investigation is politically motivated. Some have called to defund the agency.

A new intelligence bulletin reportedly warned of a spike in threats against federal law enforcement following the Mar-a-Lago search, referencing an incident on Thursday at the FBI’s Cincinnati field office in which an armed man tried to breach the building and later died in a standoff with law enforcement.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-says-temperature-has-to-be-brought-down-after-mar-a-lago-search/ar-AA10GeFZ?ocid=entnewsntp&pc=U531&cvid=9c56a4b365cb4e52942829e987a7b93f


OMFG! Trump stole nuclear secrets and information about our covert agents at home and abroad! He doesn't get to walk away from this with a slap on the wrist.

And then he goes on fucking Fox News - the one organization that brought us here, that is almost single-handedly responsible for the fragile state that the country is in, to tell everyone to calm down? Ha! Talk about preaching to the choir, bud. LMFAO, this really is a cult.
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Trump says 'temperature has to be brought down' after Mar-a-Lago search (Original Post) Initech Aug 2022 OP
What an a**hole. catbyte Aug 2022 #1
Love it malaise Aug 2022 #7
Is the arsonist threatening to burn us down again? Fuck off, traitorous clown. Wingus Dingus Aug 2022 #2
Donny Soprano Emile Aug 2022 #3
If he really wants to help Andy823 Aug 2022 #4
That's an interesting way for The Hill to carve it up tishaLA Aug 2022 #5
No he did not - his comment was a veiled thread to DOJ malaise Aug 2022 #6
This is a threat. "Nice country ya got here, be a shame if something were to happen to it." Ocelot II Aug 2022 #8
Oh, FUCK HIM! MotorCityBeard Aug 2022 #9
Also fuck Fox News for trying to cover this up! Initech Aug 2022 #13
Of course he said that. The heat is on him! Wounded Bear Aug 2022 #10
All code for : "Make terrible things happen." Samrob Aug 2022 #11
Wanna bring the temperature down, Donnie? Shut the F Up! LeftInTX Aug 2022 #12
is he friends with fox news again? I thought they broke up? IcyPeas Aug 2022 #14
Does this genius EnergizedLib Aug 2022 #15

Andy823

(11,495 posts)
4. If he really wants to help
Mon Aug 15, 2022, 11:53 AM
Aug 2022

he could move to Russia, and take all of his loyal cult members with him!

tishaLA

(14,176 posts)
5. That's an interesting way for The Hill to carve it up
Mon Aug 15, 2022, 11:56 AM
Aug 2022

but it does very little to reflect what he said during the interview, which was about how terribly persecuted he is and how it's just like "Russia Russia Russia" and "the phony impeachments" and "witch hunts" and how the people who victimize him never have to pay a price. So he offered one throwaway line about how the DOJ can turn down the heat (because you notice he's not volunteering to turn down the heat himself or ask his minions to chill)

Ocelot II

(115,777 posts)
8. This is a threat. "Nice country ya got here, be a shame if something were to happen to it."
Mon Aug 15, 2022, 12:05 PM
Aug 2022

He’s telling the DoJ to back off or he’ll send his droogs out to take care of things.

MotorCityBeard

(201 posts)
9. Oh, FUCK HIM!
Mon Aug 15, 2022, 01:05 PM
Aug 2022

That's exactly what this is, it's a threat! Stop picking on me and I'll call the dogs off. Well, SCREW him! His fat, entitled, privileged, victimized, martyred ass finally went too damn far. He was president and thinks it's all his stuff and he can do whatever the hell he wants. Overturn an election, sell our countries secrets, whatever benefits him. I think he's about to find out he ain't so special after all.

Samrob

(4,298 posts)
11. All code for : "Make terrible things happen."
Mon Aug 15, 2022, 01:08 PM
Aug 2022

He thinks now by making that subverted statement he has cover for when his cult begins their violence.

EnergizedLib

(1,897 posts)
15. Does this genius
Mon Aug 15, 2022, 02:04 PM
Aug 2022

Know that *he* is the reason temperatures are so high? Relationships have been destroyed because of him and people have died in his name.

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