Impeachment Isn't The Final Word On Capitol Riot For Trump

[DonViejo]

02/14/2021 05:02 pm ET Updated 2 hours ago

As a private citizen, former President Donald Trump does not have protection from legal liability that his presidency once gave him.

Colleen Long

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump’s acquittal at his second impeachment trial may not be the final word on whether he’s to blame for the deadly Capitol riot. The next step for the former president could be the courts.

Now a private citizen, Trump is stripped of his protection from legal liability that the presidency gave him. That change in status is something that even Republicans who voted on Saturday to acquit of inciting the Jan. 6 attack are stressing as they urge Americans to move on from impeachment.

“President Trump is still liable for everything he did while he was in office, as an ordinary citizen, unless the statute of limitations has run,” Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky said after that vote. He insisted that the court were a more appropriate venue to hold Trump accountable than a Senate trial.

“He didn’t get away with anything yet,” McConnell said. “Yet.”

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[Walleye]

1. Justice delayed is justice denied

[Silent3]

2. Yes, but will the "it's time to move on!" attitude prevail at the DoJ?

I'm beginning to worry that no one "wants the distraction" of going after Trump.

There's also the (partially justified) fact that it sets a bad precedent for one administration to legally attack a previous administration. There's a strong whiff of banana republic when new leaders jail former leaders.

Nevertheless, Trump's conduct has got to be a line no one can be allowed to cross without serious consequences, much much more than just losing one's office and that's it.