• ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    6 months ago

    Tbf I don’t trust the FBI any more than I trust the CIA or the NSA or the ATF, I’m on board with looking at those agencies and their activities.

    That’s about it though, and I don’t really trust the republicans to do it either, so…

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      6 months ago

      Yes, but “unlawful or contrary to the public interest” is the language the 2025 drafters have used in the past to argue that people involved in a literal violent insurrection should not be prosecuted. In this case we’re not talking about forming a more equitable justice system, we’re talking about celebrating the attempted overthrow of the government.

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      6 months ago

      Yes, but they’re speaking in code… They need the FBI to stop investigating republicans, Those that the law protects but does not bind you see…