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Trump on Day 1: Begin deportation push, pardon Jan 6 rioters and make his criminal cases vanish

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Trump has said he has a particular focus on “corrupt bureaucrats who have weaponized our justice system” and “corrupt actors in our national security and intelligence apparatus.”

They don't exist. But Trump knows that.

8 ( +18 / -10 )

Trump on Day 1: Begin deportation push, pardon Jan 6 rioters and make his criminal cases vanish

What an inspirational leader.

'Let me attend to my own needs first; then I might get around to improving the economy for workers, lowering inflation, addressing the deep divions in the nation.

And maybe even that big beautiful health care plan that has always been 2 weeks away for 9 years.

11 ( +20 / -9 )

addressing the deep divions in the nation.

Divisions? The "tolerant" Left aka the "party of unity" didn't do much about that.

-10 ( +7 / -17 )

His list includes starting up the mass deportation of migrants, rolling back Biden administration policies on education, reshaping the federal government by firing potentially thousands of federal employees he believes are secretly working against him, and pardoning people who were arrested for their role in the riot at the Capitol on Jan 6, 2021.

Hm. Not really delivering for all those ordinary people who want better jobs, wages, education and healthcare, lower bills and taxes, and no crime or wars, is it.

11 ( +17 / -6 )

Good thing he will never be elected President, nor have a mandate to govern by winning the popular vote, the Senate and the House.

never gonna happen.

-9 ( +8 / -17 )

Excellent news.

-13 ( +5 / -18 )

I find it funny that while Biden was pushing for electric cars, Trump is going to stop that, all with the help of...... Elon Musk, Mr. electric cars himself. So either Trump lied, which I suspect, or Musk is an idiot.

10 ( +15 / -5 )

The President cannot interfere in a prosecution

5 ( +11 / -6 )

A difference between a mandate and the freedom to choose is the difference.

nobody is “stopping” electric cars. If you want one, get one. If you don’t, you don’t HAVE to.

-11 ( +6 / -17 )

He cannot stop people from prosecuting him in civil court

10 ( +15 / -5 )

MarkX

I find it funny that while Biden was pushing for electric cars, Trump is going to stop that, all with the help of...... Elon Musk, Mr. electric cars himself. So either Trump lied, which I suspect, or Musk is an idiot.

I don't think Musk is an idiot, although he is out of his depth in many areas, including running a social network company.

Musk will be pushing for massive tariffs on Chinese EV's.

6 ( +11 / -5 )

Nobody fear Trump

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Blacklabel

A difference between a mandate and the freedom to choose is the difference.

nobody is “stopping” electric cars. If you want one, get one. If you don’t, you don’t HAVE to.

You never did.

8 ( +11 / -3 )

They don't exist. But Trump knows that.

To the left maybe, not to the right, anyway, the purge is going to happen, so good times ahead.

-14 ( +5 / -19 )

The election wasn’t even a week ago.

everything this article and the left is now whining about has a voter mandate to happen.

and will happen. Much democracy right?

-11 ( +4 / -15 )

Nobody fear Trump

The left are.

https://www.youtube.com/live/8-8ea3Hyepg?si=lu6vXzeAKqssVIJz

He cannot stop people from prosecuting him in civil court

Not now and he’ll cross that bridge when he gets there in 4 years

-11 ( +4 / -15 )

There will be corruption on a massive scale. Trump’s on my motivators are money and revenge. The corruption has already begun- JD Vance has suggested that American support for NATO should be predicated on the European Union not regulating Elon Musk and his X social media platform.

6 ( +10 / -4 )

*Only, not ‘on my’

5 ( +7 / -2 )

Everything you see the left whining about and accusing was accepted by American voters as what they want.

in a landslide with the popular vote.

democracy is great isn’t it?

-11 ( +3 / -14 )

Looking at all what Donald said there's only one explanation:

dictatorship in the making!

"Pardoning people who were arrested for their role in the riot at the Capitol on Jan 6, 2021."

They are criminals - how can you pardon them?

"Trump promised throughout the campaign to impose tariffs on imported goods, particularly those from China."

All this will be paid for by the end-consumer, so difficult to understand?

"Trump wants the ability to convert some of those career people into political jobs, making them easier to dismiss and replace with loyalists."

Others have done the same - xx years ago, in a country far away, a time we don't want to see again!

"On Day 1, I will launch the largest deportation program in American history to get the criminals out."

Guess that will include and his family members, too!

9 ( +13 / -4 )

bass4funk

They don't exist. But Trump knows that.

To the left maybe, not to the right, anyway,

It's not an opinion. It's a fact. They don't exist.

the purge is going to happen, so good times ahead.

As much as I'm certain that Trump does want to purge his "enemies", I doubt that he actually can. He wanted to jail Hillary and Obama in his first term, but wasn't able to.

10 ( +14 / -4 )

Correction:

"Guess that will include him and his family members, too!"

9 ( +12 / -3 )

Trump's first priority is having all criminal charges against him dismissed. The concerns of the American people are irrelevant.

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They are criminals - how can you pardon them?

because he was elected, even winning the popular vote, after saying he would do this.

Others have done the same - xx years ago, in a country far away, a time we don't want to see again!

who is “we”? It’s not American voters. He was elected in a landslide after saying he would do this.

Guess that will include and his family members, too!

no just illegals. Cause he was elected, you see….

-9 ( +7 / -16 )

He wanted to jail Hillary and Obama in his first term, but wasn't able to.

he decided he didn’t want to. I felt he should have, but he didn’t.

he can do the same type of lawfare and weaponization of the DOJ to them that they did to him. Cause…he was elected.

starting to see a trend here?

-10 ( +5 / -15 )

There will be corruption on a massive scale.

Doubt it, that’s why they’re cleaning house now, get as many establishment swamp rats out as they can.

Trump’s on my motivators are money and revenge.

He already got his revenge, he beat the Democrats

The corruption has already begun-

Like how?

JD Vance has suggested that American support for NATO should be predicated on the European Union not regulating Elon Musk and his X social media platform.

He’s right, not not corruption, that’s ensuring everyone has access to free speech

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They don't exist. But Trump knows that.

To the left maybe, not to the right, anyway, 

It's not an opinion. It's a fact. They don't exist.

Again, to you perhaps, you don’t get to call anything. Nothing. You don’t call out policy or anything, you are not in the government, in politics or on his team or in his administration. You are just on your keyboard voicing your personal opinion, you are not going to do or implement anything. So it doesn’t if you think they don’t exist, Trump and his administration think so and they will act on it accordingly, and the left have absolutely zero power to stop it.

As much as I'm certain that Trump does want to purge his "enemies", I doubt that he actually can.

He can and will, he has a mandate now and the full support of the Senate and House.

He wanted to jail Hillary

He could have, but he didn’t

and Obama

He never went after Obama other than beating Hillary.

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Here's a look at what Trump has said he will do in his second term and whether he can do it the moment he steps into the White House:

And the usual winners: Billionaires.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-11-07/trump-s-election-win-supercharges-net-worth-of-world-s-richest-by-64-billion

Trump's agenda of retribution, mass deportations and corporate tax cuts seems great for them.

Gary in Pennsylvania, retired, working seasonally at an Amazon fulfillment facility slated for automation: GD! Trump is winning already! Can't wait for that golden rain to trickle down any moment now!!

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American's who weren't dumb enough to believe Trump, are ready for him this time around. Plenty of experience from 2016-2020. Trump has a magnifying glass on him for every breath he takes. Even some GOP folks are preparing to eviscerate him on his "economic" ideas, NATO, and Ukraine etc.

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JD Vance has suggested that American support for NATO should be predicated on the European Union not regulating Elon Musk and his X social media platform.

He’s right, not not corruption, that’s ensuring everyone has access to free speech

You are advocating that an international treaty that has kept millions safe for decades should be destroyed because an American business disagrees with laws in the constituent sovereign countries.

11 ( +13 / -2 )

What if these Hispanic rebel

-3 ( +3 / -6 )

I do not have problems calling White people bad attribute, because they need to get done

-1 ( +5 / -6 )

Trump's agenda of retribution, mass deportations and corporate tax cuts seems great for them.

if “them” is a majority of American voters, then yes.

do we really need to vote again or something to make the leftists understand?

-9 ( +5 / -14 )

You are advocating that an international treaty that has kept millions safe for decades should be destroyed because an American business disagrees with laws in the constituent sovereign countries.

Yes

-14 ( +3 / -17 )

if “them” is a majority of American voters, then yes.

do we really need to vote again or something to make the leftists understand?

Yes, Trump will bless them with his 'golden age' as he said in his acceptance speech.

We can see it happening already.

The level of credulity amongst Trump's base is certainly something to see.

8 ( +13 / -5 )

ILLEGALS IN MY YARD - ILEGALES EN MI PATIO

-8 ( +2 / -10 )

The level of credulity amongst Trump's base is certainly something to see.

did he or did he not win the election, including the popular vote, less than a week ago?

-12 ( +3 / -15 )

Blacklabel

He wanted to jail Hillary and Obama in his first term, but wasn't able to.

he decided he didn’t want to. I felt he should have, but he didn’t.

That's because his Justice Department wouldn't do it.

he can do the same type of lawfare and weaponization of the DOJ to them that they did to him.

They did no lawfare or weaponization of the DOJ to Trump.

So, that would be none.

9 ( +13 / -4 )

Just face it, the liberal left overreached by prosecuting Trump and trying to put him away. It created a sympathy wave and energized his support base, and was a big own goal.

It will be fun watching those cheering over here a year ago when Trump unleashes his vengeance. Liberal meltdowns are always good to watch, and this is just the beginning. 4 more years to go.

-11 ( +4 / -15 )

Why not!!! everyone else is deporting illegals, not only that but even Legals have very limited rights and in many cases can never be part of the nation they served worked all their lives and paid taxes, unlike the U.S where they get full rights in about 3 to 5 years.

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They did no lawfare or weaponization of the DOJ to Trump. 

So, that would be none.

great. So you will have no problem with Trump doing the same exact things to his political enemies.

-8 ( +6 / -14 )

*the purge** is going to happen, so good times ahead.*

*Trump and his administration think so and they will act on it accordingly, and the left have absolutely zero power to stop it.*

*do we really need to vote again or something to make the leftists understand?*

The triumphalism and schadenfreude from the cult is concerning, but it will not last. Trump's reign will not be a thousand year reich, and not only "the left" will be impacted by his self-serving stupidity.

8 ( +12 / -4 )

--They did no lawfare or weaponization of the DOJ to Trump. 

--So, that would be none.

great. So you will have no problem with Trump doing the same exact things to his political enemies.

That's some weird logic.

Personally, I have no problem with Trump not going after his political enemies, the exact same thing the Democrats didn't do.

Any objective legal scholar or observer will agree.

8 ( +13 / -5 )

did he or did he not win the election, including the popular vote, less than a week ago?

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oh got some election deniers here?

-10 ( +5 / -15 )

from the cult

what cult? We are the majority and have a mandate.

-11 ( +4 / -15 )

It's going to be a mean, nasty and long 4 years.

He's probably going to have everything screwed up by the end of his term. Then the people will be begging for the Dems to come in, fix it, balance the ship and set it on a proper course again.

9 ( +13 / -4 )

what cult? We are the majority and have a mandate.

A cult with a majority. Those two things are not mutually exclusive.

Let me also remind you that a president, congress, and courts are still beholden to the Constitution. The Constitution was written to protect the country from mob rule. You make it sound like anything goes if you have "a mandate".

8 ( +12 / -4 )

I'm quite sure one thing he will fix is the 2028 election. He will put in place his successor who will make sure he will never have to go to court again.

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oh got some election deniers here?

Sophistry.

We're not that dumb and neither are you.

6 ( +11 / -5 )

You make it sound like anything goes if you have "a mandate".

it does when your mandate comes with immunity.

isn’t democracy and elections great?

-9 ( +4 / -13 )

The triumphalism and schadenfreude from the cult is concerning, but it will not last.

Last enough to lock into place security measures to make it harder for Dems to screw the system and turn it against the people again.

Trump's reign will not be a thousand year reich,

Neither will the progressive agenda, that’s gone, put a fork in it

and not only "the left" will be impacted by his self-serving stupidity.

We just want a normal America without the radical left screwing it up. Not too much to ask for.

-13 ( +2 / -15 )

What novel ideas Trump is promoting.

Enforcing US laws, and protecting America from foreigners who commit crimes against Americans.

-8 ( +3 / -11 )

Seems like he’s thought very hard about what action to take and to take that action immediately, I like his style.

Does that mean I like all the things he’s gonna do, no just saying it shows his way of doing things you see.

-9 ( +2 / -11 )

EvilBuddha

Just face it, the liberal left overreached by prosecuting Trump and trying to put him away. It created a sympathy wave and energized his support base, and was a big own goal.

Nope. The liberal left had nothing to do with Trump's legal woes.

It will be fun watching those cheering over here a year ago when Trump unleashes his vengeance.

So, you now believe that a president can weaponize the justice system to go after his foes?

The liberal left doesn't.

And they didn't against Trump.

7 ( +11 / -4 )

falseflagsteve

Seems like he’s thought very hard about what action to take and to take that action immediately, I like his style.

I don't think Trump has thought hard a day in his life.

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A cult with a majority. Those two things are not mutually exclusive.

Proud of it.

Let me also remind you that a president, congress, and courts are still beholden to the Constitution.

Yes and unlike this current administration, they will abide by it

The Constitution was written to protect the country from mob rule.

Eeexactly, and that’s why Trump won

You make it sound like anything goes if you have "a mandate".

It does within the mainframe of the Constitution.

-12 ( +2 / -14 )

Watch this about why American automobiles are expensive and how China stolen the lithium technology that was developed and funded by the U.S. government.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXvcwM977D0

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And they didn't against Trump.

of course they did.

-8 ( +3 / -11 )

A felon pardoning felons. Surprise, surprise.

7 ( +10 / -3 )

I love what Trump is doing. Sanity at last.

-9 ( +1 / -10 )

Blacklabel

And they didn't against Trump.

of course they did.

Really? And you have evidence?

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What novel ideas Trump is promoting.

Enforcing US laws, and protecting America from foreigners who commit crimes against Americans.

Exactly.

-9 ( +1 / -10 )

one is not legally “convicted” until sentencing has happened.

Lost the election, now gonna lose your “convicted felon” narrative too.

“In United States practice, conviction means a finding of guilt (i.e., a jury verdict or finding of fact by the judge) and imposition of sentence”

-8 ( +3 / -11 )

Really? And you have evidence?

CNN host Fareed Zakaria:

The Democrats' second error, according to Zakaria, was their "overzealous misuse of law to punish Trump.

"The most egregious of the cases pursued was Alvin Bragg’s one in New York, one that even he was once skeptical of, but was reportedly pressured by some on the left into pursuing," he said.

The CNN host argued that while some of the charges brought against Trump were "legitimate," the host of them piled on in rapid succession, gave the impression that the legal system was being weaponized to get Trump. It confirmed to his base what it had always believed – that over-educated urban liberals were hypocrites, happy to bend rules and norms when it suited their purposes," he said.

"Lawfare turned Trump from being a loser into a victor," he told Democrats pointedly.”

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Blacklabel

"Lawfare turned Trump from being a loser into a victor," he told Democrats pointedly.”

Even if you buy Fareed Zakaria's opinion, and I don't, Alvin Bragg is just a prosecutor.

He is not the president. He doesn't represent the Democratic party, and certainly not Biden or his administration.

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CNN host Fareed Zakaria:

The Democrats' second error, according to Zakaria, was their "overzealous misuse of law to punish Trump.

Fareed Zakaria:a neo lib、neo con shill like Pelosi who are criticing Sanders and AOC correct take: The DNC lost touch with workers.

From Clinton on and are suffering from it

6 ( +7 / -1 )

it does when your mandate comes with immunity.

Listen to the glee in this abhorrent opinion.

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Listen to the democracy in my opinion.

-6 ( +3 / -9 )

You tried the “threat to democracy” and “no guardrails” and “dictator from day one” false Trump narratives.

the voters didn’t believe you and most of the people pushing those here every day have disappeared out of shame of being so, so wrong.

popular vote landslide.

democracy,

-6 ( +3 / -9 )

The Dems did it to themselves.

-7 ( +2 / -9 )

Blacklabel

You tried the “threat to democracy” and “no guardrails” and “dictator from day one” false Trump narratives.

Give him time. He hasn't started yet.

the voters didn’t believe you and most of the people pushing those here every day have disappeared out of shame of being so, so wrong.

Trust me. I would absolutely love to be wrong about this.

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Reporter to Biden: is Trump still a threat to Democracy?

Joe, smiling brightly: I’m meeting him on Wednesday I have invited him over to the White House!

-8 ( +3 / -11 )

it does when your mandate comes with immunity.

popular vote landslide. 

democracy,

By your reasoning, autocratic rule would be OK if the people voted for it.

The framers had something to say about that.

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Listen to the glee in this abhorrent opinion.

Why?

By your reasoning, autocratic rule would be OK if the people voted for it. 

I never said that, he's not going to do what Biden and his admin. did.

The framers had something to say about that.

Yes, and last Tuesday people had a lot to say.

-9 ( +1 / -10 )

TobleroneToday  11:04 am JST

The Dems did it to themselves.

Agreed.

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bass4funkToday  11:30 am JST

"By your reasoning, autocratic rule would be OK if the people voted for it."

I never said that...

No one said you did. Did you think the comment was directed at you?

9 ( +10 / -1 )

—By your reasoning, autocratic rule would be OK if the people voted for it. 

I never said that, he's not going to do what Biden and his admin. did.

Right. You never said that. Blacklabel did.

Are you confusing him for you?

10 ( +11 / -1 )

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