'Vulnerable to prosecution': When Trump leaves White House, presidential 'cloak of immunity' goes away

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Good. The only place politicians belong is in a court of law.
 
He’ll be on a plane to a non extradition country if that comes to pass.
 
You really partisans to be able to jam up a president in court his whole tenure?
 
We saw how dishonest, power hungry politicians tried to abuse the impeachment process and 25th amendment to overturn an election. This is the reason that elected officials have a level of protection.
 
Victoria33 said:
72 years, nothing has happened.
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Lots of talk about nailing to the wall a man who as you said is 72 and still going. Anyone obsessing over an ex-president is bitter. . . . Of course, that describes Congressional Democrats perfectly, so I am sure they’ll keep trying to go after the man. There is real hatred for him, after all.
 
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A president doesn’t.
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Trump did.
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No, he didn’t. He was not charged with any crime that led to an indictment.
 
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You guys might want to think of the implications of arresting a man roughly half the country voted in a highly polarized atmosphere like we currently find ourselves in.
 
Everyone, even a president, has to explain his or her tax return. Nixon had to explain his (his assessors were convicted of felonies) and Trump will have to explain his. That’s the way the system works. No one above the law, and all that stuff.
 
RhodesianSon said:
You guys might want to think of the implications of arresting a man roughly half the country voted in a highly polarized atmosphere like we currently find ourselves in.
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No words about arresting. But he fights tooth and nail, because without the protection of presidential immunity, his chances in court are bleak indeed. The number of crimes he committed is huge, and he will be tried and convicted.
 
Nepperhan said:
No one above the law, and all that stuff.
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Indeed, not YET… except in an autocratic system, like Russia, China, North Korea, Turkey, and some others. That is what Trump longed to change the US into. Remember the “and we fell in love”… when he talked about one of the bloodiest dictators - Kim Jung Un - who had his own relative be torn into pieces by rabid dogs.
 
No. In order to rule effectively they need a level of immunity. Short of treason looking the other way is better for continuity, social cohesion, and trust in institutions.
 
RhodesianSon said:
It has never applied to those at the top. Ever.
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Not true. Just look at the case of Ceausescu, who was summarily executed, along with his wife. And the “trick” played by new president pardoning the old was simply nauseating.
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No. In order to rule effectively they need a level of immunity. Short of treason looking the other way is better for continuity, social cohesion, and trust in institutions.
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Sure… let the “top dog” do whatever he wants, kill or imprison anyone he dislikes.
 
I don’t really care what happens to him legally – I’m not gunning for prosecution. But if he’s done anything illegal, of course he should be held accountable, just like any other citizen. Thankfully I’m not at all involved in the investigation process.
 
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