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Pardoned Jan6 insurrectionist is also a child molester? What are the odds? (discuss.online)
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Andrew Johnson offers a far less flattering reality: a pardoned Capitol rioter now preparing to stand trial on child molestation charges in Florida.

Johnson, 44, is scheduled to face a criminal trial on February 9 in Hernando County, Florida, stemming from allegations that he molested a victim over the course of several months beginning in 2024. His arrest came in July, nearly six months after Trump issued sweeping pardons to more than 1,500 defendants tied to the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

https://unpresidented.substack.com/p/jan-6-rioter-pardoned-by-trump-is

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[–] HootinNHollerin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 69 points 1 month ago

There are 2 child molesters pictured here

[–] gustofwind@lemmy.world 13 points 1 month ago

You don’t have to be a pedophile for Trump to like you but it certainly helps

[–] reddig33@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I wish a rich dem donor had the guts to run billboards with this info.

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Last time the Dems used billboards to inform voters of things that the GOP want them to be ignorant of, the house GOP threatened the billboard companies with SLAPP suits and they folded 😮‍💨

Turns out that truth ISN'T an absolute defense in (the buildup before) libel cases under fascism 😫🤬

[–] Sonicdemon86@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It would crazy then if they did this in a state that had anti-slapp laws. Like the democrats would do something positive.

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It was in three swing states, at least one of which has robust anti-slapp protections.

Turns out that the threat of the fascist cult declaring them a public enemy was enough to cow them 🤦

[–] halcyoncmdr@piefed.social 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Advertising customers tend to be companies, and those tend to be run by Republicans due to the near requirement for a lack of empathy to succeed in modern business.

The fact they take everything personally is also the reason many are "attacks" on companies (basic consumer/employee protections) as attacks against them personally.

[–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

I'd say the probability is somewhere in the high nineties.

[–] Formfiller@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

Now he’ll get a cabinet position for sure

[–] frank@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 month ago

Real (pedophiles) recognize real (pedophiles)

[–] halcyoncmdr@piefed.social 3 points 1 month ago

The odds started above 50% honestly. It happens so often that it seems the same mental stuff that causes one, also predisposes them to the other.

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Willie Horton

[–] spaghettiwestern@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 month ago

Child rapist pardons child rapist. Nothing to see here.