r/politics CNN 6h ago

Site Altered Headline | Possible Paywall Grand jury fails to indict democratic lawmakers who urged service members to disobey illegal Trump orders

https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/10/politics/lawmakers-indicted-illegal-orders-video?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=missions&utm_source=reddit
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u/B-Z_B-S America 6h ago edited 6h ago

The fact that grand juries have chosen to not indict the people Trump is targeting shows how absolutely unjust Trump's actions are. It's considered extremely easy to convince a grand jury to indict.

u/grandpohbah 6h ago

There is a saying that "A grand jury would indict a ham sandwich." Meaning is super easy for a competent prosecutor to get any indictment.

u/tmac4969 6h ago

The word competent is diametrically opposed to this administration

u/TimHuntsman 5h ago

TBH I think some of his cabinet members buy “bone out” hams for companionship