TN - man faces felony charge & $2 million bond after posting a Trump meme

[Occam's Banana]

TN Man Faces FELONY & $2M Bond After Posting a Trump Meme.Yes Really!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wPzX1KZdSg
{Southern Drawl Law | 29 October 2025}

In this video, Criminal Defense Attorney James White discusses the recent case of Tennessee resident Larry Bushart, who is currently jailed and has been since late September, because he posted a Meme pointing out the hypocrisy of Donald Trump. White breaks down the law he's being charged with violating, and explains some of the nuances of Tennessee law that make this case both outrageous and difficult.

News Courtesy of Newschannel 5 in Nashville

 

[jmdrake]

TN Man Faces FELONY & $2M Bond After Posting a Trump Meme.Yes Really!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wPzX1KZdSg
{Southern Drawl Law | 29 October 2025}

In this video, Criminal Defense Attorney James White discusses the recent case of Tennessee resident Larry Bushart, who is currently jailed and has been since late September, because he posted a Meme pointing out the hypocrisy of Donald Trump. White breaks down the law he's being charged with violating, and explains some of the nuances of Tennessee law that make this case both outrageous and difficult.

News Courtesy of Newschannel 5 in Nashville

Wow! This is crazy.

The statute in question.

https://law.justia.com/codes/tennessee/title-39/chapter-16/part-5/section-39-16-517/

 

[Anti Globalist]

This reminds me of that story where some guy got arrested for posting a Hillary Clinton meme.

 

[Brian4Liberty]

TN Man Faces FELONY & $2M Bond After Posting a Trump Meme.Yes Really!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wPzX1KZdSg
{Southern Drawl Law | 29 October 2025}

In this video, Criminal Defense Attorney James White discusses the recent case of Tennessee resident Larry Bushart, who is currently jailed and has been since late September, because he posted a Meme pointing out the hypocrisy of Donald Trump. White breaks down the law he's being charged with violating, and explains some of the nuances of Tennessee law that make this case both outrageous and difficult.

News Courtesy of Newschannel 5 in Nashville

What do we have here? Petty tyrant vs. petty tyrant?

No free speech for you! Or you!

 

[jmdrake]

This reminds me of that story where some guy got arrested for posting a Hillary Clinton meme.

Yep. Apparently that guy finally won his case. Hopefully this man will as well.

 

[ClaytonB]

 

[TheTexan]

It's absolutely outrageous that they'd treat a former Police Officer this way

 

[unknown]

No man should have to endir phone calls.

 

[Occam's Banana]

This reminds me of that story where some guy got arrested for posting a Hillary Clinton meme.

Yep. Apparently that guy finally won his case. Hopefully this man will as well.

Douglass Mackey was arrested, charged, tried,convicted, and sentenced to seven months in prison.

He managed to get his sentence stayed, but it wasn't until just last month - almost five years later, with a prison sentence hanging over his head the whole time - that he finally got a formal "judgement of acquittal".

Post in thread 'Douglass Mackey (aka "Ricky Vaughn") indicted, CONVICTED for political memes'

Sep 24, 2025

Almost five years later, it's finally officially official:

https://x.com/HansMahncke/status/1970658084751077660

Wow, just imagine. Obama is still president, you post a funny meme that gets some retweets and likes, then you forget about it the next day, living life, going to work, seeing family, doing all the normal things for the next five years, including all of Trump’s presidency. And then suddenly Biden’s goons show up at your door, drag you off, and you have no idea what’s going on, only to be told you’re going to jail for that meme from five years ago, that you...

• Occam's Banana

 

[ClaytonB]

Douglass Mackey was arrested, charged, tried,convicted, and sentenced to seven months in prison.

He managed to get his sentence stayed, but it wasn't until just last month - almost five years later, with a prison sentence hanging over his head the whole time - that he finally got a formal "judgement of acquittal".

Post in thread 'Douglass Mackey (aka "Ricky Vaughn") indicted, CONVICTED for political memes'

Sep 24, 2025

Almost five years later, it's finally officially official:

https://x.com/HansMahncke/status/1970658084751077660

Wow, just imagine. Obama is still president, you post a funny meme that gets some retweets and likes, then you forget about it the next day, living life, going to work, seeing family, doing all the normal things for the next five years, including all of Trump’s presidency. And then suddenly Biden’s goons show up at your door, drag you off, and you have no idea what’s going on, only to be told you’re going to jail for that meme from five years ago, that you...

• Occam's Banana

Well I'm sure Trump will have our backs if they ever come after us...



I hope a good Constitutional Law firm sues. They should award Federal 1A violation damages from the pay of government officials in succession-order. POTUS first, then VP, then speaker of the House, and so on down to Federal dog-catchers. Everything else stays funded.

In Bushart's case, a Constitutional Law firm needs to sue that county into bankruptcy. Alex Jones was fined around $1 Trillion, wasn't it? Sounds about right to me, for this case. After they get done wheeling off the county fire trucks and Sheriff's MRAPs to auction, they should just split the county and annex the pieces to its neighbors. Either sell the county buildings, properties and lands or give Bushart the deeds, along with a (peaceful) Killdozer option to just wreck the buildings for the fun of it if he wants.

 

[jmdrake]

Douglass Mackey was arrested, charged, tried,convicted, and sentenced to seven months in prison.

He managed to get his sentence stayed, but it wasn't until just last month - almost five years later, with a prison sentence hanging over his head the whole time - that he finally got a formal "judgement of acquittal".

Post in thread 'Douglass Mackey (aka "Ricky Vaughn") indicted, CONVICTED for political memes'

Sep 24, 2025

Almost five years later, it's finally officially official:

https://x.com/HansMahncke/status/1970658084751077660

Wow, just imagine. Obama is still president, you post a funny meme that gets some retweets and likes, then you forget about it the next day, living life, going to work, seeing family, doing all the normal things for the next five years, including all of Trump’s presidency. And then suddenly Biden’s goons show up at your door, drag you off, and you have no idea what’s going on, only to be told you’re going to jail for that meme from five years ago, that you...

• Occam's Banana

Well the "judgement of acquital" means he can file a malicious prosecution case.

Meanwhile charges were (finally) dropped against the man in the OP.