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Donald Trump condemned France’s conviction of far-right leader Marine Le Pen, calling her four-year sentence and five-year political ban a “witch hunt” and likening it to his own legal battles.

Le Pen was found guilty of embezzling EU funds and plans to appeal.

Trump claimed the charges were politically motivated, calling them a “bookkeeping error” and urging France to “FREE MARINE LE PEN!”

He and allies like Elon Musk argue left-wing governments use the legal system to silence opponents. Le Pen’s National Rally party was fined $2 million.

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    2 days ago

    Since America has now set a precedent for letting criminals get away with shit if they run for office, I wanna see Luigi Mangione run for congress

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      I think for this one we can dust off one of my old favourites: “va te faire enculer à sec avec du gravier”.

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    She won’t see an actual jail unless she seriously fuck-up, most of the sentence is suspended and as the remaining time is under two years she has the right to request house arrest or any other alternative sentence.

    So the remaining sentence is that she can’t run at next presidential election (provided that she doesn’t get something else in appeal before the election).

    Obvious reminder that if you or I would have stole 4 millions Euro we would see an actual jail.

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    He and allies like Elon Musk argue left-wing governments use the legal system to silence opponents.

    Every accusation is an admission.

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      Macron left wing ? Best joke I heard in a long time XD As i understood she got immediate ineligibility because she claimed being innocent despite all the proofs showing she was the main administrator of this system of embezzlement (also, she advocated for years the use of ineligibility for politics accused of something during their mandate)

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      Ah yes, that left-wing government with a banker president. I guess everything is regarded as left by Trump.

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      Also I’m pretty sure actual French Left-wing are not happy and do not like the precedent it sets. So pretty much the only party that is happy this happenned is the conservatives, but he is not going to say that is he?

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    How is he aware of her bookkeeping?

    Was he doing it?

    I wouldn’t be surprised.

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      It’s just not a bookkeeping error, there are internal emails where they state that they wouldn’t be able to keep the lights on without paying their staff with our taxes.

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          Here you go. My translation of the email :

          During the upcoming years we will only make it if we make substantial savings thanks to the European parliament, and if we manage to get additional subsidies.

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            Well I knew it wasn’t a bookkeeping error. I believe the opposite of what the orange man says by default.

            But I’m not aware about the actual fraud. They asked for more money when they already had enough money? The article you linked might translate wrong but they seem to be dismissing that email as proof.

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    Yes Trump we know you love fascism, and that it’s easier to establish fascist systems when laws are set aside.
    Now would you kindly fuck off, and preferably go shoot yourself.

    BOYCOTT USA NOW!!

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    Please offer her asylum in the US.

    And extend that offer to Orban, Fico, Farage, Abascal, Weidel and the rest of fascist scum.

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      Please please don’t. You’re setting great examples by putting them in prisons. Nobody anywhere needs American fascists getting reinforcements. It’s better for everyone that they be incarcerated, banned from public office, and their wealth seized. If they can be rehabilitated, fine. Maybe. Otherwise let them rot.

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        I think we would set a better example if more people went the Mario’s brother way.

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    Everything this idiot does, I look at through the eyes of the kremlin. That makes it make sense.

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    I guess he realizes he would be in the same boat as her if America had a functional legal system. Or maybe I’m giving him too much credit, thinking he has the self-awareness to compare his situation to hers.