NEW: NY Senate just passed bill to allow state prosecutors to bring charges, DESPITE Pres pardon

[MelissaB]

BREAKING: The @NYSenate just passed my bill to allow state prosecutors to bring charges, DESPITE a PRESIDENTIAL PARDON. The rule of law matters & the pardon power should not be perverted to undermine it.

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[triron]

1. Good!

[mobeau69]

2. If ithere's any double jeopardy question the SC would still be involved.

[unblock]

8. open and shut case.

there's no double jeopardy between with different jurisdictions prosecuting the same or similar underlying crime.

new york state only was an oddball because they had a specific state law that prevented state prosecutions after a similar federal case had been pursued, but they're getting rid of that.


other states routinely do and have done this.

[mobeau69]

9. getting rid of that

[ProudMNDemocrat]

3. Good for the state of New York....

That means Trump and his 3 elder spawn are not free to live as if nothing happened.

[Odoreida]

4. OK by me, but I'm skeptical it will get past the Supreme Court. n/t

[hlthe2b]

7. I'm not... They won't be charged for identical crimes. There is precedence for similar that have

passed court challenge. I follow a half dozen constitutional experts, including Laurence Tribe and others. They believe this is not likely to result in successful SCOTUS challenge.

[defacto7]

5. Ok, now let's see tRump try to supersede state law!

What's he going to do, call out the Marines?

[OnDoutside]

6. States rights !!!! Lol.