Gargleblaster@kbin.social to News@kbin.social · 2 years agoTrump tells Georgia witness not to testifywww.axios.comexternal-linkmessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up19arrow-down10cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
arrow-up19arrow-down1external-linkTrump tells Georgia witness not to testifywww.axios.comGargleblaster@kbin.social to News@kbin.social · 2 years agomessage-square7fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
minus-squaredragonist@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 years 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-up1·2 years 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-up1·1 year 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-up0·2 years agowell, he didn’t actually “tell” him not to testfiy. “He shouldn’t” isn’t the same as “don’t”
minus-squaredragonist@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years 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.