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re: SCOTUS isn’t going to mess with immunity
Posted on 4/25/24 at 4:03 pm to Obtuse1
Posted on 4/25/24 at 4:03 pm to Obtuse1
The language in the Constitution about impeachment seems clear to me:
In the case of a SITTING President, impeachment is required before a criminal prosecution can commence. That makes sense practically as well - otherwise a President could be easily hamstrung by various politically charged cases in various states while he is in office.
But that does not apply in this case because Trump is not a sitting President, he is a former President - so impeachment has nothing to do with whether he can be criminally charged with anything.
In the case of a SITTING President, impeachment is required before a criminal prosecution can commence. That makes sense practically as well - otherwise a President could be easily hamstrung by various politically charged cases in various states while he is in office.
But that does not apply in this case because Trump is not a sitting President, he is a former President - so impeachment has nothing to do with whether he can be criminally charged with anything.
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Posted on 4/25/24 at 5:27 pm to JimEverett
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But that does not apply in this case because Trump is not a sitting President, he is a former President - so impeachment has nothing to do with whether he can be criminally charged with anything.
But it does apply. Trump was in office and he was acquitted by the Senate on the charge of insurrection. By your premise DA’s and states could prosecute a former president for anything they did while in office. Like Alito said a true banana republic.
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