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Goodheart

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12. Can a sitting president even be ARRESTED?

Reply to live love laugh (Original post)

Wed Jul 24, 2019, 03:50 PM

Jul 2019

Suppose trump went all Amon Goeth and started shooting people from a White House balcony.... under this OPC opinion can he even be arrested?

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The "sitting president" indictment issue is flawed [View all] live love laugh Jul 2019 OP

AND it isn't in the Constitution maxsolomon Jul 2019 #1

Yep. And it's almost like the hearing gives credence to it. nt live love laugh Jul 2019 #2

That is how an authoritarian dictatorship works... pangaia Jul 2019 #3

The OLC memos interpreted the Constitution as prohibiting the indictment The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2019 #4

It's a check on public control of government. jalan48 Jul 2019 #5

Yes which is a violation of Article 2 to uphold the Comstitution. nt live love laugh Jul 2019 #9

The flaw was assuming any President would be a man of Honor. spanone Jul 2019 #6

That is at the heart of the whole Mueller thing and the Repube response. cbdo2007 Jul 2019 #7

Whether they impeach or not this question must be resolved. nt live love laugh Jul 2019 #14

It also allows a president to commit crimes duforsure Jul 2019 #8

Yes it should be challenged. There's nothing to lose since they're already acting as if it's true. live love laugh Jul 2019 #10

Seth Abramson has a good analysis of the issue. Danascot Jul 2019 #11

Good info 👍🏾. live love laugh Jul 2019 #13

Can a sitting president even be ARRESTED? Goodheart Jul 2019 #12

According to "the memo" no. 🙄 Scenarios like yours are what's missing from the premise. This has live love laugh Jul 2019 #15

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