Gargleblaster@kbin.social to News@kbin.social · 1 year agoTrump tells Georgia witness not to testifywww.axios.comexternal-linkmessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up19arrow-down10cross-posted to: politics@lemmy.worldnews@kbin.social
arrow-up19arrow-down1external-linkTrump tells Georgia witness not to testifywww.axios.comGargleblaster@kbin.social to News@kbin.social · 1 year agomessage-square7fedilinkcross-posted to: politics@lemmy.worldnews@kbin.social
minus-squaredragonist@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoThe headline literally says “told him not to testify”, not “threatens him to not testify”? Not sure what you’re referring to? What “stretch” are you pointing at?
minus-squareRealtrain@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoI think he’s just saying the headline is (potentially maliciously) ambiguous. I certainly assumed “told not to testify [or else]” when I read it.
minus-squareflipht@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·10 months agoSo you’re inferring something from a headline. Any chance the target of these statements might infer the same? That’s how wannabe mob bosses work.
minus-squareJonEFive@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agowell, he didn’t actually “tell” him not to testfiy. “He shouldn’t” isn’t the same as “don’t”
minus-squaredragonist@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoFair enough, I can see the gap. It didn’t click for me this morning, apologies.
The headline literally says “told him not to testify”, not “threatens him to not testify”? Not sure what you’re referring to? What “stretch” are you pointing at?
I think he’s just saying the headline is (potentially maliciously) ambiguous. I certainly assumed “told not to testify [or else]” when I read it.
yes, exactly what I was thinking
So you’re inferring something from a headline.
Any chance the target of these statements might infer the same?
That’s how wannabe mob bosses work.
well, he didn’t actually “tell” him not to testfiy. “He shouldn’t” isn’t the same as “don’t”
Fair enough, I can see the gap. It didn’t click for me this morning, apologies.