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Muskiteer

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4. Comparing apples and oranges.

Reply to KWR65 (Reply #1)

Sun Dec 9, 2018, 08:23 PM

Dec 2018

Totally different issue. One could also say that the Supreme Court would allow a President to commit murder and than give himself a pardon to escape prosecution.

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SETTING IT STRAIGHT This Idea That a President Can't Be Indicted Is a Myth [View all] Muskiteer Dec 2018 OP

The constitution doesn't bar a President to give himself a pardon either. KWR65 Dec 2018 #1

Comparing apples and oranges. Muskiteer Dec 2018 #4

I think it does scarytomcat Dec 2018 #9

No it is not the supreme court decides rather a sitting President can be indicted standingtall Dec 2018 #2

We found out AFTER Watergate concluded that Nixon was indicted by the BigmanPigman Dec 2018 #3

The "two memos" however... are binding on Meuller FBaggins Dec 2018 #5

Sounds like a get out of jail free card. Muskiteer Dec 2018 #8

Doesn't matter. Xolodno Dec 2018 #6

World stage? Ha! Duppers Dec 2018 #14

if trump isn't imprisoned, or at least impeached NewJeffCT Dec 2018 #16

Impeached? Yes. Imprisoned? Won't happen. Xolodno Dec 2018 #17

Message auto-removed Name removed Dec 2018 #18

If this comes up now, the Supreme Court will rule on it. elocs Dec 2018 #7

Thank you. Been meaning to post something just like that hueymahl Dec 2018 #10

President Grant supposedly was arrested NotASurfer Dec 2018 #11

DOJ memos are just that... memos Takket Dec 2018 #12

kick for visibility triron Dec 2018 #13

Thank you Muskiteer Dec 2018 #15