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Evolution of my feelings about Trump:

Pre-2015: Trump is an obnoxious blowhard and seems like a shady guy

2015: I really don't like Trump, and hope he doesn't win the nomination

2016: Trump won the nomination, and I'd rather he wins over Hillary, but I'm going to vote for a third party candidate out of protest

Late 2016: Still not going to vote for him, but boy is it annoying to see the histrionic news media and the left constantly lying/exaggerating about Trump

2016 election: I'm happier about the result than I thought I'd be, mostly because it's triggering the libs and the mainstream media

2017-19: Wow, Trump is actually doing a good job, and I agree with the vast majority of his legislation. And wow... very innovative and effective foreign policy decisions!

2020: Ugh, he's doing a shitty job leading during COVID, and is too busy fighting with the media while letting Fauci run the show

Mid-late 2020: I'm voting for Trump, but only because I liked his first 3 years in office. This year sucked.

November/December 2020: You lost the election, shut the fuck up and accept it. And stop ruining the Georgia Senate runoff!

January 2021: What a disaster. Both Senate seats went to Dems, and Trump's stupid rhetoric indirectly inspired the January 6 riots. I'm done with him. Fuck Trump. Time for the DeSantis era to start.

November 2022: Shitty election. Every candidate Trump backed got crushed. Florida was the only place with good results for the GOP. Let's usher in the DeSantis era!

Mid-late 2023: DeSantis is running a terrible campaign and has no shot. Nikki Haley debates well, but seems like a neocon stooge.

Late 2023: Throwing him off the Colorado ballot? Lots of bullshit criminal cases intended to interfere with the 2024 election? The Democrats really don't give a shit about Democracy, and just want to use any means necessary to stop Trump from getting back in office.

2024: Fuck it, let's go Trump!
Which ones are bullshit?
The Manhattan stuff is especially frivolous.

The incitement is also crap. Trump did not directly instruct anyone to invade the Capitol. I agree that the yahoos who did this were inspired by Trump's "I was cheated" rhetoric, and I agree Trump acted terribly in the 2 months following the election. However, acting inappropriately and committing incitement are two different things.

Classified documents handling case is technically correct, but is overall frivolous, and Biden is also guilty of mishandling classified documents, as was Hillary.

The strongest case is the one involving election subversion and Georgia. Does it rise to the level of criminal activity to where this should interfere with a Presidential election? I don't believe so. I think Trump legitimately thought he was cheated, and was trying to get Georgia officials to act on that belief. Obviously idiotic for him to do, but again, criminally charging him during a Presidential election is something which shouldn't be done lightly.

These charges exist for one purpose and one purpose only -- to deny Trump the 2024 Presidency. It's a form of election interference.