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Since Trump has been committing it fairly openly but, of course logically a sitting president can't be indicted , it will have to wait, 44(?) days or someone has some pardoning to do?
duforsure
(11,885 posts)Without getting charged and fully prosecuted, this behavior, and abuse of power from a president will only get worse in our future. If he's not held accountable , and others with him aren't held accountable , elections will become corrupt , and controlled by those in power. Justice has to prevail , or the democracy will be undermined, and lost.
BigOleDummy
(2,272 posts)And very well said
brooklynite
(94,748 posts)Are you aware, first of all, that you have no Constitutional right to vote for President?
That right rests with the State Legislatures.
If the State Legislature has granted that right to its citizens, it has the legal right (through legislation) to take it away.
That is basically what Trump is trying to encourage now. But unethical doesn't mean criminal.
flibbitygiblets
(7,220 posts)GA has a number of them that have been broken. No pardoning those.
brooklynite
(94,748 posts)Cicada
(4,533 posts)Trump obstructed justice by ordering people to lie to Mueller investigators. He may have committed bank, insurance or property tax fraud by providing false financial statements for buildings in NYC. Nothing else is likely to gain traction.