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MUELLER, p. 390, footnote 1991: "A possible remedy through impeachment for abuses of power would not substitute for potential criminal liability after a President leaves office."
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Raven123
(4,813 posts)I think that's why he got so many people on record. Their testimony can and may be used in a court of law at a time TBD.
dflprincess
(28,075 posts)as soon as the new president finishes the oath in 2020, Federal Marshals move in and handcuff Trump right there on viewing stand.
It makes my toes tingle - though not as much as the fantasy of him being frogged marched down the White House driveway soon does.
tclambert
(11,085 posts)but we will find him when the other walruses reject him for being too ugly.
BannonsLiver
(16,352 posts)Also the only real scenario where he could face actual jail time. To me, given the level of entanglements and sheer number of investigations means he could be tied up in legal problems for many years after he leaves office.
babylonsister
(171,051 posts)Marie Marie
(9,999 posts)ffr
(22,668 posts)What's left of him now, but a corpse of flatulating layers of dying human tissue.
TalenaGor
(1,104 posts)madville
(7,408 posts)And I would imagine he will resign shortly before he leaves and Pence will pardon him. Pence gets to be President for a week is his payoff.
BannonsLiver
(16,352 posts)Your scenario doesnt account for that. Given the depth of his business entanglements he could face years of legal problems. Sounds like the SDNY and NYAG have a lot on their plate.
tritsofme
(17,373 posts)over a period of time, at least in terms of federal charges.
BannonsLiver
(16,352 posts)With Trump, a lot of what the SDNY is investigating centers on things he may have done before he was president or, president elect.
tritsofme
(17,373 posts)BannonsLiver
(16,352 posts)But fords pardon covered him for crimes committed while in office. Thats the precedent, as you pointed out.
In any event its not the slam dunk you think it is. There would be a variety of legal opinions on whether or not Pence can pardon Donnie for something he did a decade before becoming president. Thats just reality, like it or not.
tritsofme
(17,373 posts)Than the very settled question of whether the president can issue pardons for crimes that happened decades ago, or perhaps didnt happen at all.