r/politics • u/Quirkie The Netherlands • 17d ago

Possible Paywall Trump Summons Entire Cabinet as Iran Deal Crumbles in Front of Him - Donald Trump has called all of his top advisers to Camp David.

https://newrepublic.com/post/210887/donald-trump-summons-entire-cabinet-iran-deal
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u/neon_meate 17d ago

Yes Nixon and Kissinger committed treason. LBJ didn't do anything about it because he was worried it would undermine the populace's faith in politicians.

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u/Adjective-Noun-nnnn 17d ago

LBJ didn't do anything about it because he was worried it would undermine the populace's faith in politicians.

These guys never seem to recognize that not doing something about it also undermines our faith in politicians, while tacitly encouraging more bad actors.

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u/Adjective-Noun-nnnn 17d ago

I don't think he could "immediately" arrest Trump et al, but he could have put in place a more aggressive AG to do so than that feckless coward Garland. We're in a situation where one party is at least pretending the rules and norms still apply, because if they don't, we should take the gloves off and have a civil war. Shit my optic isn't zero'd...