It was not a witch hunt, it was a bitch hunt. And it succeeded.
this post was submitted on 04 Apr 2025
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Please offer her asylum in the US.
And extend that offer to Orban, Fico, Farage, Abascal, Weidel and the rest of fascist scum.
Please please don't. You're setting great examples by putting them in prisons. Nobody anywhere needs American fascists getting reinforcements. It's better for everyone that they be incarcerated, banned from public office, and their wealth seized. If they can be rehabilitated, fine. Maybe. Otherwise let them rot.
I think we would set a better example if more people went the Mario's brother way.
I don't disagree
French here. Donald, take care of your burning house before you step in ours.
He's being ordered by Putin on his behalf, le penne is putins agent
He and allies like Elon Musk argue left-wing governments use the legal system to silence opponents
That is a fine mental gymnastic there.
I hope I'm not erring on the side of over-simplifying reality to make it abide to my limited mental capabilities to comprehend it, but more likely it is them, "He and allies like Elon Musk", who by doing what they normally do are using the legal system to silence themselves.
Rule of law 101
They're arguing that as if they're not doing that exact thing themselves, as if they ain't silencing their critics. Worst part is he's disguising himself as a libertarian and someone who's pro free-speech, when his ideas of libertarianism only extend to his govt. and cronies and his ideas of freedom of speech extend to his own views and his own supporters. He's using the guise of being censored himself to censor literally anyone who opposes him.
What's funny is that the French government is not "left-wing".
By comparison with MAGA they are.
In comparison with the US democrats they are.
By comparison with US in general Europe is living in communist utopia :)
"fine mental gymnastics"!?!?
There's a few American law firms that need to be listed here, just for starters.
'Fine', my ass
He so goddamn embarrassing.
trump must vouch for Le penne because she is also a russian asset, and putin will be disappointed of he doesnt.
Everything this idiot does, I look at through the eyes of the kremlin. That makes it make sense.
Trump = Krasnov
I mean, 3 million euros is literal peanuts. Do be aware that this is a politically charged witch hunt.
One that fortifies the EU and weakens Russia.
I'm all for that
4 million euros is not peanuts when your population is 69 million
For a period of 12 years. Where the country generated a GDP of 32 trillion euros.
That's 0,0000125%.
The hospital I work at requires this amount of money monthly to pay us wagies, excluding the doctors. We're like 1300 employees.
The 200 doctors earn as much as we 1300 employees.
I'm not saying it wasn't a misallocated fund, but the sheer amount is laughable.
A drip in the bucket.
The fact that she misallocated it, shows lack of integrity, and the amount is enough for us to call her out on it.
We punish her mistakes. But the amount is nothing in the big picture.
I was recently charged 300 quid for a balls up by the tax man. I don’t think she’s been fined nearly enough.
Oh for sure, guillotine her for all I care. But french folks like her 🤷🏻♂️ my french buddy voted for her instead of Macron.
Personally I'd vote for Macron but I'm not french. If we could vote as EU citizens, I would vote for Macron
EU citizens cannot vote in French presidential or parliamentary elections (They can in mayoral and EU elections though). But I get what you meant.
I can only vote on which Belgian I want to represent me in the EU as far as I'm aware
Different countries give different rights for their EU residents. The required minimum is EU parliament vote, but countries may or may not extend it to other elections. The participation to local election votes is quite recent in France (about 10 years). I don't see how we'll make them vote in more elections though without a change in the constitution (the blocking words are usually "representative of the nation" or "national electorate", they clearly ban foreign votes, even if they our our most trusted friends.
I get your point and she was fined a fair amount, in consideration of all this. It is important to remember though that the ineligibility isn't a punishment, it's a preventive measure so that she doesn't steals more than she did
In the Orange Goblin‘s world, why should criminals be prosecuted or sentenced instead of being pardoned? He should better deal with the mess he is creating at home and manage his own affairs.
Wilhoit's law.
Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition, to wit: There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect.
How is he aware of her bookkeeping?
Was he doing it?
I wouldn't be surprised.
It's just not a bookkeeping error, there are internal emails where they state that they wouldn't be able to keep the lights on without paying their staff with our taxes.
Source?
Here you go. My translation of the email :
During the upcoming years we will only make it if we make substantial savings thanks to the European parliament, and if we manage to get additional subsidies.
Well I knew it wasn't a bookkeeping error. I believe the opposite of what the orange man says by default.
But I'm not aware about the actual fraud. They asked for more money when they already had enough money? The article you linked might translate wrong but they seem to be dismissing that email as proof.
Well yeah, "they" being the VP of the FN :)
Toton.
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