He won't be impeached, but can he be indicted by the House for perjury?

[Goodheart]

Are Supreme Court justices above the law?

[LandOfHopeAndDreams]

1. YES

He is above the law, and is also able to rule that the President is above the law. Well, at least the CURRENT president.

[Baitball Blogger]

10. That's the plan.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

2. He can be indicted but not by the House.

[hlthe2b]

3. He can be both impeached and removed and indicted. He has no executive powers.

[tritsofme]

4. Congress does not impose criminal penalties, only courts...

[grantcart]

5. The House could refer the case to federal prosecutors for prosecution

In normal times I would assume it would go to the non political part of the DOJ for a decision, like they did on Menendez.

The other possibility would be prosecuting by the state on the sexual assault charges of which Mendez may be the stronger case.

[renate]

6. So we'll have a conservative Justice on the SC who can one day be convicted of perjury

And a Democratic president and Senate who can replace him with a normal person.

I’m incensed by all of this but it’s maybe better than a second Gorsuch who really will be there for life.

[pecosbob]

7. Dems should hold an investigation for lying to Congress and the FBI once they take the house

and then refer the evidence to the FBI for indictment and prosecution. The FBI cannot refuse to prosecute. The House has it's own Judiciary Commitee and has the statutory right to do it. You can't hear cases in a federal corrections institution.

[marylandblue]

9. DOJ prosecutes, not the FBI and they can refuse to

DOJ makes its own judgement as to what is worth prosecuting.

But the SOL for perjury is 5 years, so if a Dem wins in 2020, Kavanaugh may be in trouble.

[pecosbob]

11. That makes sense.

[Fiendish Thingy]

8. He can be indicted by the DOJ

For more than perjury if the evidence allows and statute of limitations hasn’t run out.