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Nexus2

(1,261 posts)
Tue Dec 8, 2020, 05:23 AM Dec 2020

What is the statute of Limitations length for Interfering with an election?

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?

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What is the statute of Limitations length for Interfering with an election? (Original Post) Nexus2 Dec 2020 OP
If trump is allowed to illegally commit election crimes duforsure Dec 2020 #1
Exactly BigOleDummy Dec 2020 #2
What STATUTE do you imagine has been violated? brooklynite Dec 2020 #3
Each state has its own laws flibbitygiblets Dec 2020 #4
Name one that Trump has broken. brooklynite Dec 2020 #6
Filing lawsuits and lobbying elected officials isn't a crime Cicada Dec 2020 #5

duforsure

(11,885 posts)
1. If trump is allowed to illegally commit election crimes
Tue Dec 8, 2020, 06:08 AM
Dec 2020

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.

brooklynite

(94,748 posts)
3. What STATUTE do you imagine has been violated?
Tue Dec 8, 2020, 08:03 AM
Dec 2020

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.

Cicada

(4,533 posts)
5. Filing lawsuits and lobbying elected officials isn't a crime
Tue Dec 8, 2020, 08:25 AM
Dec 2020

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.

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