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Re:China sentences official to death for taking $325M in bribes by seanmcdirmid on Tuesday July 07, 2026 @02:47PM (#48821902)
> Imagine if Trump won and put Harris in jail.

Trump definitely thought about doing that, but even the judges he appointed wouldn't go for it. He still talks about putting Obama in jail for reasons.

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Re:China sentences official to death for taking $325M in bribes by losvedir on Tuesday July 07, 2026 @03:35PM (#48822616)
I mean, Trump was prosecuted as well and plenty of people want to put him in jail. My point is these kinds of things can't really be argued purely from a meta-level, the actual specifics matter. And in the case of China and Xi, I certainly don't know the specifics and I doubt most people here do either.
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Re:China sentences official to death for taking $325M in bribes by seanmcdirmid on Tuesday July 07, 2026 @06:59PM (#48825145)
Trump was actually convicted of a felony in New York even though he wasn't put in jail. Trump wants to throw his political enemies in jail without due process, very different thing.
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Re:China sentences official to death for taking $325M in bribes by fragmede on Tuesday July 07, 2026 @06:00PM (#48824519)
Trump's trying to put Comey in jail.
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