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Chasstev365

(7,863 posts)
Thu Apr 9, 2026, 06:59 AM 10 hrs ago

How can Republicans say the Clintons had to testify or be held in contempt, but Pam Bondi doesn't have to testify?

Another example that Democrats must be held to account to the letter of the law, while for Republicans following the law or not is their prerogative.

I'm so fucking tired of this.

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How can Republicans say the Clintons had to testify or be held in contempt, but Pam Bondi doesn't have to testify? (Original Post) Chasstev365 10 hrs ago OP
The court Whip-poor-will 10 hrs ago #1
The rule of law doesn't apply to the Trump administration. sop 10 hrs ago #2
Stated that way reinforces that idea that Rs don't have to... OhioBack2Blue 9 hrs ago #6
The power of the magic R. Emile 10 hrs ago #3
Because they are Republicans. They are without ethics, being bound by our laws be them state or national .. Botany 10 hrs ago #4
Easy no_hypocrisy 9 hrs ago #5
just remember-- IOKIYAR LymphocyteLover 9 hrs ago #7
That's the definition of narcissism MadameButterfly 9 hrs ago #14
You beat me to it. nt hvn_nbr_2 6 hrs ago #29
Hint: It begins with "H" and ends with... QueerDuck 9 hrs ago #8
Hypocrisy SocialDemocrat61 9 hrs ago #9
How can they do it? AverageOldGuy 9 hrs ago #10
The 'Day of Reckining' for the Republicans is coming. The GOP is gonna be deader than a doornail Joinfortmill 9 hrs ago #11
I really hope so. Scrivener7 9 hrs ago #12
This is why I said at the time HRC shouldn't have given intheflow 9 hrs ago #13
But she would have been prosecuted. MadameButterfly 9 hrs ago #15
Like all the Benghazi hearings, Rethugs figure if they blow enough smoke Martin Eden 8 hrs ago #19
They have different rules for this game. If we do it, it's a crime. If they do it, it's ok, even patriotic. surfered 8 hrs ago #16
Wilhoit's Law modrepub 8 hrs ago #17
Thank you for beating me to this!! usonian 6 hrs ago #26
"How can Republicans say...?" Martin Eden 8 hrs ago #18
Oh, I know it. I'm asking how they get away with it in the minds of voters. Chasstev365 8 hrs ago #20
Yeah, I knew it was a rhetorical question Martin Eden 8 hrs ago #22
Yeppers. Baitball Blogger 8 hrs ago #21
Seem to recall a Clinton friend or associate who refused a congressional subpeona being jailed for quite a while Attilatheblond 7 hrs ago #23
Susan McDougall? MustLoveBeagles 7 hrs ago #24
Ah, so I am not the only one who remembers things GOP pols want us to forget Attilatheblond 6 hrs ago #25
Okay MustLoveBeagles 6 hrs ago #27
Wilhoit's Law. See #17 usonian 6 hrs ago #28
Rhetorical, Right? ColoringFool 6 hrs ago #30
Absolutely Chasstev365 2 hrs ago #33
Great question! creeksneakers2 2 hrs ago #31
What do you mean, how? BlueTsunami2018 2 hrs ago #32

Whip-poor-will

(300 posts)
1. The court
Thu Apr 9, 2026, 07:10 AM
10 hrs ago

The supremacist court just told Bannon he can still play the system with his Congressional no show so she can count on their backing..

This whole "government" is a criminal enterprise with the child rapist directing the action and controlling the evidence.

OhioBack2Blue

(127 posts)
6. Stated that way reinforces that idea that Rs don't have to...
Thu Apr 9, 2026, 07:41 AM
9 hrs ago

...how about:

Republicons use, abuse, and piss on laws, just like everything else they do.

And, since they want a king/ daddy / dictator to tell them how to feel & think, why don't they get back on the pilgrim ship and go back to England/ or sail to Qatar/ Saudia Arabia?
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NB: My god, MAGA really is a White, male, fascist, BDSM, sexualized assault death cult.

Botany

(77,434 posts)
4. Because they are Republicans. They are without ethics, being bound by our laws be them state or national ..
Thu Apr 9, 2026, 07:31 AM
10 hrs ago

laws, or bothered by hypocrisy. Steve Scalise got saved by a black lesbian law enforcement agent
from a deranged gunman and he still votes to make her a second class citizen they chased after
Bill Clinton for consensual sex relationship but Donald Trump’s multiple rapes, sexual assaults, and
sex trafficking actions don’t raise any problems for them.

Btw one of the best men I have ever known just a little was the Governor of PA Ray Shafer who was
a Republican. Gingrich, the super rich, Nixon and his shits, and so on have made that kind of Republican
extinct. Trump is an example of what has happened when all the right’s toxins festers.

LymphocyteLover

(9,901 posts)
7. just remember-- IOKIYAR
Thu Apr 9, 2026, 07:46 AM
9 hrs ago

everything Republicans do is legitimate to them, no matter how contradictory, dishonest, dumb, hypocritical or illegal.

But EVERYTHING Dems do is illegitimate.

The GOP is fucking exhausting.

MadameButterfly

(4,072 posts)
14. That's the definition of narcissism
Thu Apr 9, 2026, 08:30 AM
9 hrs ago

In the Republican party you either are a narcissist, or you become one, or you leave. The good ones have left.

Joinfortmill

(21,252 posts)
11. The 'Day of Reckining' for the Republicans is coming. The GOP is gonna be deader than a doornail
Thu Apr 9, 2026, 08:15 AM
9 hrs ago

intheflow

(30,197 posts)
13. This is why I said at the time HRC shouldn't have given
Thu Apr 9, 2026, 08:28 AM
9 hrs ago

her deposition. Republicans routinely ignore them, sitting for them only served to give cover for their performative bullshit.

MadameButterfly

(4,072 posts)
15. But she would have been prosecuted.
Thu Apr 9, 2026, 08:31 AM
9 hrs ago

Dems don't do that to Republicans. That needs to change.

Martin Eden

(15,662 posts)
19. Like all the Benghazi hearings, Rethugs figure if they blow enough smoke
Thu Apr 9, 2026, 09:03 AM
8 hrs ago

A lot of voters will conclude there must be fire.

surfered

(13,596 posts)
16. They have different rules for this game. If we do it, it's a crime. If they do it, it's ok, even patriotic.
Thu Apr 9, 2026, 08:40 AM
8 hrs ago

modrepub

(4,124 posts)
17. Wilhoit's Law
Thu Apr 9, 2026, 08:57 AM
8 hrs ago

Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition, to wit: There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect. - Frank Wilhoit

https://slate.com/business/2022/06/wilhoits-law-conservatives-frank-wilhoit.html

Martin Eden

(15,662 posts)
18. "How can Republicans say...?"
Thu Apr 9, 2026, 09:00 AM
8 hrs ago

In case you haven't noticed, hypocrisy and lies are their stock in trade.

Martin Eden

(15,662 posts)
22. Yeah, I knew it was a rhetorical question
Thu Apr 9, 2026, 09:21 AM
8 hrs ago

The answer is a bit more complicated, but I think it boils down to conditioning. Others here are correct when they say Republicans play by a different set of rules. The corporate media has consistently failed to call out their hypocrisy and lies for so long -- while nitpicking Democrats for every little thing -- that this double standard has become normalized.

Very much like the Bannon strategy for Trump;
Flood the zone with feces.

It gets so overwhelming that his lies and actions that would have spelled the end of any other political career have become normalized.

"Oh, that's just Trump being Trump."
Maybe so, but what Trump IS should be abhorrent to every decent human being and voter with at least half a brain.

Attilatheblond

(8,971 posts)
23. Seem to recall a Clinton friend or associate who refused a congressional subpeona being jailed for quite a while
Thu Apr 9, 2026, 10:10 AM
7 hrs ago

One more example of political parties being treated differently by 'the law'.

Attilatheblond

(8,971 posts)
25. Ah, so I am not the only one who remembers things GOP pols want us to forget
Thu Apr 9, 2026, 10:42 AM
6 hrs ago

Remind me to buy you a taco sometime!

usonian

(25,588 posts)
28. Wilhoit's Law. See #17
Thu Apr 9, 2026, 10:46 AM
6 hrs ago

Wilhoit's law.

“Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition, to wit: There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect.”

I slept late, for a change!
Thanks, modrepub

BlueTsunami2018

(5,008 posts)
32. What do you mean, how?
Thu Apr 9, 2026, 03:03 PM
2 hrs ago

This is what they do. It’s all very easy if no one ever holds you accountable.

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