An Ohio law allowing citizens to file criminal charges is being used to target former President Donald Trump and Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) over their comments about Haitians in Springfield.According to Fox 8, the Haitian Bridge Alliance filed criminal charges against the two Republican candidates at Cl...
  • EndOfLine@lemmy.worldEnglish
    298·
    2 months ago

    Organization seeks ‘immediate arrest’ of Trump and Vance over Springfield hoax

    Fixed the title. I read nothing to suggest that Trump or Vance are currently in any danger of being arrested in Springfield, Ohio.

  • Lauchs@lemmy.world
    139·
    2 months ago

    I’m beginning to think RawStory exaggerates their headlines for clicks. An organization has asked a court to arrest them, a FAR cry from facing immediate arrest.

    • bastion@feddit.nl
      10·
      2 months ago

      RawStory faces immediate arrest for spreading disinformation and falsely representing ongoing legal situations!

      • Lauchs@lemmy.world
        1·
        2 months ago

        Ha, I wish!

        Edit: Wait… If we send a message to a court, we can make it happen!

        Also, gotta ask, is your name from the old Marvel villain or?

        • bastion@feddit.nl
          1·
          2 months ago

          Nope, that bastion couldn’t tolerate the existence of mutant powers. This bastion, not only has no problem with mutant powers, but downright enjoys them.

            • bastion@feddit.nl
              1·
              2 months ago

              I think that if you’re a robot boop capable of enough complexity (including having a tendency towards dynamically stable emotive field states), and can interface with a body and society well enough to remain comparatively indistinguishable from a human, that makes you human, right? beep anyways, time is relative, right?

  • whotookkarl@lemmy.world
    80·
    2 months ago

    “There’s nothing special about Trump and Vance that entitles them to get away with what they’ve done and are doing,” the attorney added. “They think they’re above the law. They’re not.”

    Except for the Senate Republicans who would not hold their own accountable for crimes they committed or the federal supreme Court Justice feeding Trump’s attorney legal advice to use in the lower courts. And the billions in PAC funds and trinket grifts used to campaign for politicians and appoint judges who are loyal to them above the Constitution and citizens. And anything Trump did as president is legal if he says it was part of the job. Except for those facts sure they’re just like you or me in the eyes of the law.

    • samus12345@lemmy.worldEnglish
      51·
      2 months ago

      Yeah, you can’t even pretend that Trump isn’t above the law when the Supreme Court has literally ruled that he is at their discretion.

      • CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
        28·
        2 months ago

        Technically the ruling was for crimes official acts he committed while in office.

        He’s no longer president and holds no privilege, except being the Republican nominatee for President. Which apparently is a protected class.

        • samus12345@lemmy.worldEnglish
          6·
          2 months ago

          Correct. Regardless, it has been codified that he IS above the law in some cases. Slippery slope is not a fallacy in this instance.

        • KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
          2·
          2 months ago

          even as a president, this wouldn’t be protected under the immunity act, only presidential actions. Speaking to the public, as far as i am concerned is not considered to be a core “presidential action” in the government.

    • Cethin@lemmy.zipEnglish
      1·
      2 months ago

      I believe this would be a state issue though, so some of that doesn’t apply.

  • jordanlund@lemmy.worldM
    77·
    2 months ago

    Tempted to remove as “Fox by Proxy” but here’s an alternate source which confirms the story and raises an excellent point:

    https://www.npr.org/2024/09/25/g-s1-24436/haitian-group-charges-trump-vance-springfield

    “If it were anyone else other than Trump and Vance who had done what they’ve done — wreak havoc on Springfield, resulting in bomb threats, evacuated and closed government buildings and schools, threats to the mayor and his family — they would have been arrested by now,” Chandra said. “They are not above the law.”

    Chandra said the U.S. Supreme Court’s July ruling granting ex-presidents broad immunity from criminal prosecution does not apply in this case because Trump is currently a private citizen and Vance was not acting in his capacity as a senator when he amplified the rumors that members of Springfield’s 15,000-member Haitian community were eating people’s pets.

  • Spiffz@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    53·
    2 months ago

    I think it would be pretty hilarious if this was the thing that got Trump in jail. Aaaaaall the other stuff? Nah. but this Springfield hoax? Yeah we got to do something about that.

    • b161
      3·
      2 months ago

      Still, good on them for trying and further bringing into the collective consciousness that this is the case.

      • echo@lemmy.ml
        4·
        2 months ago

        Unfortunately, Safari doesn’t support uBlock Origin or many other top tier ad blockers. The one I use (1Blocker) is detected on that site and blocked from viewing the article.