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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsIf, and i mean IF that video or proof come out that TSF raped and murdered that youg girl, or any others
Can a president be arrested while in office? ( I know this justice dept won't) How would this be handled?
rampartd
(4,421 posts)rump will be treated as he always is.
bluestarone
(21,819 posts)Substitute the word probably to definitely.
kimbutgar
(27,062 posts)I've been reading some comments on FB from magas who say it's phony made up stories to hurt the greatest president ever ! I answer with multiple laughing emoji 's !
We are in Orwell 1984 territory these magaloon idiots!
S/V Loner
(9,511 posts)they asked for it.
durablend
(9,136 posts)Response to kimbutgar (Reply #3)
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rzemanfl
(31,289 posts)EdmondDantes_
(1,603 posts)In reality, probably not immediately. I suspect based on the DOJ policy from Nixon, any arrest would happen after impeachment given the bootlickers he has in his administration. That said, I think it would probably prompt Republicans in Congress to impeach him.
bluestarone
(21,819 posts)We are talking RAPE assault and murder here. THAT is a big difference here.
regnaD kciN
(27,565 posts)...besides, it's likely those 12-year-old tramps asked for it!
EdmondDantes_
(1,603 posts)I don't have faith in her doing something to cross Trump.
bluestarone
(21,819 posts)BannonsLiver
(20,363 posts)I pondered a similar question recently. If Trump ordered a drone strike on some random suburban home just because he was bored, would he be at any risk for prosecution. Honestly, I dont know that answer to that anymore.
Bluetus
(2,575 posts)With DoJ under the President exclusively, there is no effective judicial check over the executive.
Congress should be able to authorize a special counsel that is independent of the AG and President with that Counsel having the same powers as any prosecutor that is within DoJ, except limited to a specific, bounded area of investigation.
As it is, only the AG can decide that a SC is necessary. Since we now know that AGs are not independent and non-partisan (Barr, Sessions, Bondi), we cannot allow this arrangement to continue. There must be some way to have checks and balances.
bluestarone
(21,819 posts)Judges were owned by the outlaws, and towns were run by monsters then as well. It is kinda reversed here with judges still ruling right, BUT every rethug and DOJ and even our military have ALL the authority.
surrealAmerican
(11,814 posts)There will be no consequences.
It may be theoretically possible, but there's a big chasm between theory and practice.
bluestarone
(21,819 posts)Him saying Hell, just grab them by the p****y!!