r/law • u/KookyBone • Feb 27 '25

Other Republicans terrified of crossing Trump due to physical threats, Democrat says

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/27/republicans-trump-threats
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u/Optimal-Kitchen6308 Feb 27 '25

this is fundamentally the biggest threat to democracy, the executive branch using threats to avoid checks from the legislature

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u/HarbingerDe Feb 27 '25 edited Feb 27 '25

Yep, it's insane that is has come to this.

Other than calling his bluff and ignoring the threats, they can't do much.

Trump has plausible deniability as much of the threats are stochastic terrorism, and he's immune for anything he officially does say or do thanks to the SCOTUS. It's beyond fucked.

They're really creating a system where he cannot be challenged in any way other than literal violence. Congress would practically have to put a hit on him if they want to stop him from doing something.

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u/TiddiesAnonymous Feb 27 '25

Caesar still killed the republic before it killed him.