Dumb legal question:

[Girard442]

Isn't Trump's behavior so egregiously bad right now he should be in custody pending trial?

[Claustrum]

1. There isn't any indictment that we know of yet. There is no pending trial.

[Girard442]

3. So what would the process be if he'd murdered someone in front of eyewitnesses?

[getagrip_already]

6. he would arrested, charged, and indicted....

Then a judge would decide on bail or alternate confinement.

We have no concept of pre-indictment detention. Well, other than special rendition that is.

[Claustrum]

7. arrest without a warrant

In the United States, an arrest without a warrant still requires probable cause – in the case of an arrest without a warrant, probable cause must be promptly filed. An arrest without warrant is generally allowed when: The person has committed a felony or misdemeanor, and the officer has witnessed it.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arrest_without_warrant#:~:text=In%20the%20United%20States%2C%20an,the%20officer%20has%20witnessed%20it

[Girard442]

9. Something tells me that if LEO's discovered a stack of Top Secret docs in my home...

...I'd be behind bars instanter, due process and all.

[Claustrum]

10. I am not defending TFG or arguing that there isn't 2 systems here.

But, the DoJ isn't done with their criminal investigation yet (their words from the response filed last night). So they aren't ready to indict yet.

I am sorry for taking your question seriously and trying to answer what's happening factually. I fully understand how you and it's the same as how we all feel. But if DoJ needs more time, they need more time.

[Glorfindel]

2. Maybe they're hoping he'll flee the country

and ask for asylum in another. He could probably lead a carefree life in Somalia.

[SalamanderSleeps]

4. A question that goes hand in hand.

Why is it that any rich person anywhere in the world can buy General Dynamic's stock?

Power sticks with power.

Little people be damned.

[Brainfodder]

5. uh huh, and now I'd add him to suicide watch once arrested, because he IS done.

Espionage....

I am amazed no family members of people he caused a speedier death to because of his NON-EXISTENT initial c19 response, haven't posed as Republicans and stabbed him with "ghost" weapons!

Ah already Republicans most of them?

[CentralMass]

11. He has not be indicted.

[Brainfodder]

12. You want to read that again, and try again?

He hasn't been anything, which is part of the problem in need of a remedy!

[CentralMass]

13. Let me re-state that.. I don't think that he will be indicted

[unblock]

8. More interesting is did they put listening devices and web cams *everywhere*?

If I was the prosecutor, along with the search warrant, I would have asked for permission to plant a ton of devices as part of an ongoing investigation.

Should be easy to support probable cause for further crimes such as additional documents stolen, people who helped him steal it, and efforts to sell or otherwise reveal national security information.