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DeminPennswoods

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8. He also wrote the Congress should pass a law

Mon Jul 9, 2018, 11:27 PM

Jul 2018

to protect the president from criminal matter while in office, as well, in the same article. He thinks it's just too disruptive for the president to have to deal with personal civil or criminal legal matters while in office.

His argument is that impeachment is the remedy for presidential misconduct which clearly it is. However, the founders surely did not anticipate the willful dereliction of duty by the co-equal branch of gov't - Congress - in holding the president accountable.

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Acosta: Trump intentionally chose Kavanaugh to save himself from a criminal investigation. [View all] RandySF Jul 2018 OP

Yep. It's very clear, and it needs to be said clearly by the media. highplainsdem Jul 2018 #1

2009? He Said This When Obama Was President... Grassy Knoll Jul 2018 #2

Law review article written while Kavanaugh was on DeminPennswoods Jul 2018 #3

Thanks Grassy Knoll Jul 2018 #4

Does it mean SCOTUS won't hear a solicitor general's argument for indictment? We gotta wait ancianita Jul 2018 #11

There is a dinstinction here leftynyc Jul 2018 #5

He also wrote the Congress should pass a law DeminPennswoods Jul 2018 #8

Congress refuses to do its job leftynyc Jul 2018 #12

There's also a distinction when forgotmylogin Jul 2018 #9

Trump chose Kavanaugh because he argued (below) that a sitting President should not be burdened with Cha Jul 2018 #6

K&R UTUSN Jul 2018 #7

Corruption. We live in a banana republic. Time to fix it. Organize. Resist. Vote. EndGOPPropaganda Jul 2018 #10

Of course he did workinclasszero Jul 2018 #13