Twitter Explodes After Trump Laments False Allegations: ‘Ask the Central Park Five’
President Trump appeared to weigh in again over resigning White House aide Rob Porter when he lamented how false allegations can destroy lives this morning. But Twitter was quick to point out when Trump was on the other side of that standard:
Ask the Central Park Five https://t.co/IMD54zxku7
— southpaw (@nycsouthpaw) February 10, 2018
The person who just called for Guantanamo to remain open – where people are kept in cages for decades in the middle of an ocean without trials or charges – is worried about Due Process. Chanting "Lock Her Up!" about someone not convicted of a crime is similarly a bit inconsistent https://t.co/iEEOfw6K2x
— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) February 10, 2018
BOTH of his ex wives. A girlfriend. A restraining order. A picture of a woman with a black eye. https://t.co/KIjHcygbmO
— Chris Cillizza (@CillizzaCNN) February 10, 2018
Trump, 5/3/16: "[Ted Cruz's] father was with Lee Harvey Oswald prior to Oswald's being — you know, shot." https://t.co/dBNeCwQ4lf
— Jim Geraghty (@jimgeraghty) February 10, 2018
Everyone is in favor of due process for people they like and agree with.
Past that, it's spotty.https://t.co/VR3Rw4T63O
— TreasonHat (@Popehat) February 10, 2018
“People’s lives are irreversibly shattered by mere allegation” says Man elected President despite 20 credible accusations of sexual misconduct https://t.co/3QZvyGe7T5
— Jason O. Gilbert (@gilbertjasono) February 10, 2018
This is not an unreasonable point in the abstract, but we're not exactly dealing with Mr. Civil Libertarian here, and an allegation with enough evidence doesn't need a courtroom to be acted on. https://t.co/SmJOcVcTj0
— Dan McLaughlin (@baseballcrank) February 10, 2018
This is the man who wanted to execute the Central Park Five. https://t.co/K4N4kwP3V7
— Jeet Heer (@HeerJeet) February 10, 2018
In point of fact, 2 ex-wives talking on the record to journalists and to the FBI and one ex-girlfriend on background, with a photo of a black eye and a police report, is not “a mere allegation.” https://t.co/yummWOW4qZ
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) February 10, 2018
Due Process: Is that like when you whip up a crowd into a frenzy chanting "Lock her up" about your political opponent and insist you'll hire a Special Prosecutor to imprison before she's been charged with doing anything wrong? ? https://t.co/hWaooszEXQ
— Asha Rangappa (@AshaRangappa_) February 10, 2018
Guy who led the birther movement for six years expresses outrage at terrible allegations https://t.co/gusyh2DuoM
— andrew kaczynski? (@KFILE) February 10, 2018
wonder what led these two specific guys to the same exact conclusion pic.twitter.com/QUbvLyPm5n
— Simon Maloy (@SimonMaloy) February 10, 2018
I agree with part of this. It's unfair to destroy someone's entire life due to mere allegations. There SHOULD be due process. But the truth is, that's not actually the President's standard. I haven't heard him ask for due process for anyone except his political allies. https://t.co/ETvc1D8I4l
— Allie Beth Stuckey (@conservmillen) February 10, 2018
So so many examples of this president not being willing to give "due process" or peddling conspiracy theories with no basis in fact.
"Lock her up?" Birther?
You can say he'd do better to just keep quiet, but it's what he believes https://t.co/8LAAwtRAE5
— Domenico Montanaro (@DomenicoNPR) February 10, 2018
1) Fuck you 2) Didn't you call for the execution of the Central Park Five in a full page ad? https://t.co/HCE3j2vzZs
— Jessica Valenti (@JessicaValenti) February 10, 2018
This is a cut SNL sketch right? The emperor of unverified accusations, from the birtherism to Cruz’s father killing JFK, is bemoaning the state of the falsely accused? Like Wile E Coyote lamenting the unfair targeting of ground-based birds. https://t.co/FewO5ANhX7
— Bill Carter (@wjcarter) February 10, 2018
Donald Trump: “Is there no such thing any longer as Due Process?”
Also Donald Trump: pic.twitter.com/ImBeFd0ckI
— Dave Itzkoff (@ditzkoff) February 10, 2018
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