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PoliticAverse

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3. You are confusing arrest with indictment. You can be indicted and still be free...

Reply to Stinky The Clown (Original post)

Sun Aug 5, 2018, 01:40 PM

Aug 2018

to walk the streets, you can be arrested in jail and not be indicted.

The Secret Service doesn't indict people they can and do place them into custody and/or arrest them.

If a President went crazy and started randomly stabbing people I'm sure the Secret Service would place him into
custody, but whether he could be indicted is a matter for the courts.

I don't agree with the argument that a sitting President can't be indicted, but that is the current official position of the Justice department, see: https://www.justice.gov/sites/default/files/olc/opinions/2000/10/31/op-olc-v024-p0222_0.pdf

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Presidential Indictment [View all] Stinky The Clown Aug 2018 OP

I agree with you, and you can come up with even worse scenarios marylandblue Aug 2018 #1

I wondered about that also if he murders someone can he be arrested for that murder? kimbutgar Aug 2018 #2

You are confusing arrest with indictment. You can be indicted and still be free... PoliticAverse Aug 2018 #3

Yeah but we've never had a traitor as POTUS before. triron Aug 2018 #5

Also note that even if indicted that doesn't remove him from the Presidency... PoliticAverse Aug 2018 #8

IMO, the real reason DOJ has that policy Quemado Aug 2018 #4

But I hope Pence is indicted as well. Then I guess it's the Speaker. triron Aug 2018 #6

Only if they were both impeached and convicted by the Senate onenote Aug 2018 #9

I agree duforsure Aug 2018 #7

There MUST be consequences for his words and actions. dalton99a Aug 2018 #10