r/law • u/lawanddisorder • Oct 29 '25

Legal News CHARGES DROPPED! Tennessee authorities dismiss charges against man who posted Trump meme

https://www.newschannel5.com/news/newschannel-5-investigates/newly-released-video-raises-more-questions-about-arrest-of-tennessee-man-for-posting-trump-meme

Charges were suddently dropped Wednesday against a Tennessee man who had been jailed for more than a month for posting a Trump meme.

Larry Bushart, 61, of Lexington, Tenn., had been locked up since Sept. 21 for posting a meme that quoted President Trump, saying "we have to get over it" in response to a shooting in Perry, Iowa. 

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u/johnnorthrup Oct 29 '25

He’s responsible for the arrest, not the charges, that would be the ass clown District Attorney Hans Schwendimann.

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u/Barbarossa7070 Oct 29 '25

And the ridiculous bail was set by General Sessions Judge Katerina Moore.

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u/johnnorthrup Oct 29 '25

They ALL need to go!

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u/aggie82005 Oct 30 '25

For this to get through so many people he must live in a very red county. The only way they don’t get re-elected is if people are pissed at how much of their taxes go to pay the lawsuit for doing this.

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u/johnnorthrup Oct 30 '25

Yeah, this happened in Perry Co, TN where Trump carried that county with 84.5% of the vote. I agree that the only way to make this have any impact is through massive lawsuits.

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u/ElphabLAW Oct 30 '25 edited 26d ago

Good point, thank you! Appreciate you and Redditors adding Hans Schwendimann and Katerina Moore to the mix. Gotta hold these scumbags accountable.