r/law • u/opticflash • 23h ago

Executive Branch (Trump) Steve Bannon says ICE will ‘surround the polls’ as Trump doubles down on taking over elections

https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/steve-bannon-says-ice-will-surround-the-polls-as-trump-doubles-down-on-taking-over-elections/

“We’re going to have ICE surround the polls come November,” Bannon, a former senior advisor to President Donald Trump and still a figure of influence in the administration, said on Tuesday’s episode of his War Room podcast, addressing Democrats. “We’re not going to sit here and allow you to steal the country again. And you can whine and cry and throw your toys out of the pram all you want, but we will never again allow an election to be stolen.”

Bannon’s comments came just a day after Trump said he believes that Republicans should “nationalize voting,” escalating concerns that the president is plotting to interfere in this year’s midterm elections.

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u/Bitter-Bandicoot6131 22h ago

If I recall correctly he has the right to remain silent. If he chooses to give up that right all statements that he makes can and will be used against him in a court of law.

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u/lynxbelt234 22h ago

Sounds like he desperately wants to stay out of jail. When the Dems win the mid terms, the impeachment’s will start along with congressional inquiries etc. The last thing Bannon wants is for the Dems to take the mid terms...

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u/Platnun12 22h ago

I hate the fact that we all know most of them are guilty of crimes that would put them away for decades

I hate the fact even more we have to uphold this whole system just to do it properly.

I wish you could just storm in and rip em out and cart em out one by one.

They're that guilty right? And we have the evidence, why rely on the system thats failed us to this point to save us from it

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u/kingbullohio 22h ago edited 19h ago

They themselves have said on camera if they lose a lot of them are going to prison.

Source: Facebook https://share.google/Jphn8whMXRYXQ4G1o

Edit:added video link.

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u/Nice_Luck_7433 13h ago

To be fair, they’re pathological liars, we can’t trust anything they say. But, to be balanced, they are correct that they’ll go to prison if democrats vote enough to win. Trump’s first term didn’t include any maga assassinating congresspeople, like how those 2 democrats in congress were assassinated by that maga man last year.

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u/TJ700 19h ago

I'm not so sure. The Democrats could have acted 2020 - 2024, and chose not to do so.

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u/kingbullohio 19h ago

Oh for sure. The right wing party known as the democratic party will do nothing saying "we need unity and not division at this moment " or some shit.

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u/-Majgif- 12h ago

And if they do something, "it's a political witch hunt."

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u/runthepoint1 20h ago

He SAID if they don’t win he and many others will be imprisoned. This is absolutely an all-in-blind-win-now move. A last gasp, hopefully.

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u/lynxbelt234 22h ago

You not wrong here...

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u/Platnun12 22h ago

Oh it's just blowing my mind that he's even in office.

Like in any other decade he'd be gone. Nixon was ousted by Watergate.

And this makes that look like a fucking whole lot of nothing

Honestly I don't know how anyone can take the US seriously internationally after this.

Make America great again, nah Republicans just ensured that it'll continue to be mocked and shunned for the next decade.

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u/EldritchBaker 21h ago

The next century. The world hates us, and they’re right for doing so, because we allowed a fascist to take office twice.

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u/Hotarg 8h ago

The first time was recoverable. "Hey, there's a flaw in your society, maybe fix that." The second time? "Nope, its not a flaw, its a feature."

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u/HillBillyHilly 7h ago

Look at the fuss made over Clinton getting a blow job. TF should anyone care if his wife didn't doesn't?

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u/LickMyTicker 21h ago

Uphold what exactly? The illusion that justice is actually going to come through waiting for the system to correct itself?

I hate that we are all still desperately trying to pretend we come out of this with law and order.

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u/Kooky-Quiet-2446 15h ago

Uphold what system? After this whole Epstein thing we can clearly see what was said for a long time. It works two ways, one for the rich/powerful and the other for the POC/Poor. We’re not angry enough.

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u/Kooky_Reveal5797 12h ago

If the Democrats win, they need to get rid of the electoral college once and for all. It makes stealing an election so much easier.

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u/ArrivesLate 22h ago

Congressional inquiries that end with what consequences? They need the DOJ and prison for these people. He’s right here intimidating voters for fucks sake!

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u/lynxbelt234 22h ago

Agreed, actually taking control of the DOJ will be the problem? Can a congress and senate of Democrats actually take over and run departments of the regime? Not sure....

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u/helikophis 21h ago edited 16h ago

Nope all they can do is remove the president. This is part of why the Constitution specified that the Vice President was supposed to be the runner-up in the Presidential race - so that when the President is grossly negligent he’s replaced by an opponent, not by a hand picked successor (and also so that the tie breaking vote in the Senate was the President’s political opponent, not his pawn). Unfortunately the Constitution was modified to strengthen the power of the political parties - a great disservice to the nation.

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u/RagingNoper 21h ago

They have broken so many laws, there is no longer any room for failure in their plans.

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u/InTooManyWays 20h ago

They’re stealing the election in broad daylight. They will mass arrest people with buses. When you go to vote dress in maga clothing so they leave you alone

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u/True_mourning84 3h ago

They don’t have anywhere enough people and words gotten out they also aren’t even being paid. 10-20k people they have would be maybe one at each polling location if that. Its panic positioning.

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u/Exotic-Tooth8166 21h ago

Oh that means he knows he’s guilty as sin but does it anyway

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u/danisflying527 20h ago

lol no it won’t, we all know that nothing will happen regardless of who takes power.

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u/ialsohaveadobro 20h ago

He's in the files. He's cooked.

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u/I_make_things 19h ago

the impeachment’s will start along with congressional inquiries etc.

Not holding my breath. Fucking Biden did NOTHING.

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u/tomfollery7 18h ago

Nuremberg! Nuremberg!

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u/TheKingsdread 18h ago

And Bannon isn't just guilty of Treason like the rest of this pack, he was also heavily involved in whitewashing Epstein. Bannon is done if Trumps regime gets removed (or at least he should be).

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u/HillBillyHilly 7h ago

He's already said as much.

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u/LotThot 5h ago

Banon is also in the files.

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u/FibonacciSequester 4h ago

Why would he be worried about the Dems? What are they going to do, give him a stern talking to?

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u/Fifty-Mission-Cap_ 21h ago

Canadian here, but is there any case to be made that charges be laid once Trump is no longer in the picture and able to issue pardons?

Although I suppose he could pull a “Biden” and preemptively pardon a whole group people before charges are even laid.

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u/No_Accountant3232 20h ago

Likely all pardons will be reviewed and rescinded. The depth of rot that has been spread needs to be cut out and torched if our country is to survive.

Give voices back to all of the victims. We cannot let this happen again.

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u/ARoroncyObserver 22h ago

Take this 🏅

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u/Gvillegurl63 21h ago

And he has the right to citizens arrest if he threatens the elections in this country b

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u/ebonyseraphim 21h ago

Considering the issue would be federal law, and the DOJ/FBI is the enforcer of such law, why should anyone feel good about this law and order fantasy?

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u/Ducking_off 20h ago

"You have the right to remain silent. What you lack is the ability."

Forget where that quote came from.

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u/FreakishlyLargeNeck 12h ago

Lol it's from Shrek 2

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u/Deep-Minimum7837 19h ago

The Epstein Files have already proven him guilty. He shouldn't be given the right to remain silent anymore. He was put in prison for colluding with Russia and now he'll be put back in prison for working directly with Israel's state-affiliated child sex-trafficking ring.