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I hope to god you’re right. 
Because the BS with Obama’s birth certificate was so fantastically dumb I thought no living breathing human could truly fall for this. And yet so many did. 
And then the BS about Hillary’s emails was so amazingly ridiculous and silly I thought no one capable of dressing themselves in the morning would take that seriously and yet so many did. 
And then everything about Trump from his campaign to today has just been so over the top ridiculous, it’s like he’s not even trying to hide the fact that he’s lying every single time he opens his mouth. I’ve never seen a worse liar in my life who is more obvious about it. Surely any loving being with a pulse could tell within seconds that this guy is a con man and a fraud. And yet he got MORE votes in 2020 than in 2016. 
And after all these lies the GOP spread about the 2020 election and about vaccines and a million other things, the American people rewarded them with control over the House. 
So I hope you’re right, but I’ll believe it when the actual voting patterns bear it out. Until then, I’m skeptical.
Think of it sort of like blockbuster.
Two guys rented out movies and neither of them brought them back. One guy took 100 movies and never returned them. The other took 15 movies and did not return them.
One guy found them later and was like oh man, I need to return these and pay the late fees. Took them back, and ponied up.
The other dude not only kept them but let other people watch them. No only did he know he had them he called his Attorney and had them say they did not have them. Then when they came to get them said they did not have them. Then when they got a search warrant to come get them raised holy hell about how picked on he was. Then they asked like 10 more times to give them back he lied some more and they found more of course. He refuses to pay late fees, he refuses to take responsibility, he claims they are his, he claims they were planted, he claims they were for bragging rights, he might still have some more...he might have made copies and sold them.
But yes these are both the same. >

Scenario A: Hey, neighbor. I just realized I completely forgot to return your shovel after I borrowed it. It’s just been sitting in my garage and I only discovered it this morning when I was looking for something else. I’m really sorry. Here’s your shovel back. 
Scenario B: Shovel? What shovel? I don’t have your shovel. I gave that back. Yes I did. Fine I’ll look in my garage. I just checked - no shovel. You say you know your shovel is in there? Well, uh, okay. I’ll give your shovel back but only if you give me your rake. No? Then fuck you. It’s my shovel. No. It’s mine. What do you mean you’re just going to take it? Stop! Stop taking my shovel!! Hey, everyone! This asshole just violated the sanctity of MY GARAGE and took his shove … I mean took MY shovel!! The nerve of that guy! >

In Scenario B, he was holding the shovel when he answered the door and the neighbor is pointing at the shovel that has “Flanders” written on the handle in black sharpie marker.  “That shovel right there!” >

And we cannot prosecute a sitting president even if what they did was illegal. >

The fact that the 5 year Statute of Limitations means it is not criminal even if it could have been, should be mentioned more. >

Wouldn’t merely having them illegally mean the theoretical crime was happening constantly till they were discovered. 
I may be wrong but the issue is both taking and having the documents so while he may be safe from when he took em he still had them till recently >

He is currently the President and is allowed to have them. >

he wasn’t president 2 years ago >

And we cannot prosecute a sitting president even if what they did was illegal. Isn’t that what we decided, that the president was infallible? >

I never said he should be prosecuted just that he was arguably actively committing a crime merely by having them everyday till they were discovered >

I don’t believe that means he was actively committing a crime, maybe passively and even then he’s currently president, he can declassify them simply by thinking it >

Then so can Trump and problem solved. The question comes too can the President retroactively or proactively just allow themselves access >

Trump isn’t president nor was he during the whole scandal, key difference >

he was when he took them >

This just means the GOP will try to gaslight us about it for the next 22 months. >

I feel like they're gonna try to impeach Biden over this. Idk why, I have no evidence just a weird feeling. >

Oh for sure they will, but the Senate won't convict. And then they'll find at least 2 more things to impeach him over because they can't have Trump having the most impeachments. >

I'm still trying to rationalize this narrative against the McCarthy statement about 'expunging the impeachment' late last week and I'm to the point that if we could take the Republican brains and replace the US gymnastics team with them, we'd never lose another Olympic Gold medal. >

He ain't promulgating ideas that bring about sedition in an attempt to make a fascist nation under a false version of Christianity. He's OK with me so far. >

I'm telling you, the American electorate is getting smarter. They aren't falling for fake right wing outrage like they used to. I agree Biden fucked up but I don't think there was the intention of commiting a crime. This poll is showing most voters are having the appropriate reaction to all of this news.