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RockRaven

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1. I'm all for prosecuting Trump for any and all lawbreaking he has done. But you need to cite

Reply to Imallin4Joe (Original post)

Mon Dec 21, 2020, 11:27 PM

Dec 2020

what law is broken and by what deed. Violating the oath of office -- outside of doing so in a manner which itself would be a crime for any non-oath-taker performing the same action -- is not a crime, AFAIK.

One could perform an act which is both/simultaneously a violation of the oath and a crime, but in that case he could/would just be prosecuted for the crime.

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Why Trump should be led out of office in handcuffs. [View all] Imallin4Joe Dec 2020 OP

I'm all for prosecuting Trump for any and all lawbreaking he has done. But you need to cite RockRaven Dec 2020 #1

I disagree in this case StClone Dec 2020 #2

Handcuffs are fine but don't forget the leg shackles. I want to watch him do the leg-iron abqtommy Dec 2020 #3

Is that something like The E Street Shuffle? electric_blue68 Dec 2020 #11

...and a spit hood. Sounds good to me! abqtommy Dec 2020 #13

FYI, that's not the presidential oath. rsdsharp Dec 2020 #4

+1 2naSalit Dec 2020 #5

Yeah, the outh for president is a little bit shorter. Lady Freedom Returns Dec 2020 #8

I'd rather not soil the Peoples' House or the Office of the President any more than it has been.... dutch777 Dec 2020 #6

He will be going after a mental breakdown Lucinda Dec 2020 #7

That's the oath I took jmowreader Dec 2020 #9

Let us count count the ways? electric_blue68 Dec 2020 #10

For humor, Joyce Vance sounded pretty emotional for a lawyer Hortensis Dec 2020 #12