Ep. 775 - Why conservatives are melting down at the thought of Donald Trump being held accountable for his crimes

The Breakdown with Shaun King

The North Star

News, Society & Culture

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🗓️ 22 March 2023

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

I thought conservatives were the party of "law and order," right? But if that was the case, why would they be melting down at the mere possibility of Donald Trump being held accountable for his obvious crimes? The answer is obvious - when they call for "law and order" they mean it mainly for African Americans and immigrants of color. They don't actually love police. It's why they had no problem beating the life out of police all over the Capitol - and refused to honor any of the police that stood up against Trump supporters. They only love police when they are arresting or even killing Black folk. Anything else goes against their core values. And having an African American District Attorney, Alvin Bragg, holding Trump accountable is causing their brains to be overloaded. Let me unpack and explain it. To listen to today’s FULL EPISODE of The Breakdown go now to Apple Podcasts or Spotify and search for “The Breakdown with Shaun King.” Subscribe there for FREE and listen to the whole podcast. If you are already on Apple Podcasts or Spotify, please subscribe, listen, share, leave reviews, and listen daily to the entire episode. The more of it you listen to, the better it is for us. Love and appreciate you all. Shaun Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	It would really help if you listened to yesterday's podcast because in some ways today is part
0:06.4	two of it.
0:07.4	Yesterday, I made the primary point that at its root, the meltdown we see from Republicans
0:16.3	over just the possibility that Donald Trump will be held accountable for his crimes is
0:22.6	rooted in the fact that they don't think Donald Trump should be held accountable for any
0:27.5	crimes.
0:29.7	And what we're starting to really see here is a very important revelation that yesterday
0:38.0	after I recorded the podcast, a Kentucky Senator Rand Paul said that Manhattan's district
0:45.1	attorney, Alvin Bragg, a man that I've known for years and respect tremendously, he said
0:51.0	that Alvin Bragg should be put in jail for considering putting Donald Trump in jail
0:58.0	and said that it's an abuse of power for Alvin Bragg to consider in dieting Donald Trump,
1:04.9	therefore he should be put in jail.
1:07.6	I just have to unpack this some more because there's a lot going on, not just in that
1:12.6	tweet, but in the overall reaction.
1:15.8	Let me unpack and explain it.
1:17.4	Like with me, this is a very important moment that we're in.
1:20.6	This is Sean King and you're listening to The Breakdown.
1:42.7	Did you know choosing the train can take up to 500 cars off the road?
1:47.0	Just one train at a time.
1:49.6	One gig at a time.
1:51.4	One last minute plan.
1:53.8	One festival.
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