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StarfishSaver

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3. He would lose benefits only if he's convicted and removed from office

Reply to still_one (Original post)

Mon Jan 11, 2021, 11:35 AM

Jan 2021

Otherwise, he keeps them.

This is a loophole in the Former President's Act that will need to be closed. It surely never occurred to the drafters - and why would it - that we'd ever have a situation of a president who is impeached but whose term ended before he could be removed.

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If impeachment and conviction are successful, trump would lose pension, secret service protection [View all] still_one Jan 2021 OP

Love or lose? redstatebluegirl Jan 2021 #1

Lose! katmondoo Jan 2021 #4

lose, I just corrected. Damn auto correct still_one Jan 2021 #9

I really hate auto correct! redstatebluegirl Jan 2021 #10

I have been meaning to turn it off for some time still_one Jan 2021 #13

We need to hold the boat to put every Republican senator on the record Walleye Jan 2021 #2

He would lose benefits only if he's convicted and removed from office StarfishSaver Jan 2021 #3

I think after he leaves office he can be impeached , duforsure Jan 2021 #14

The law withholds those things from former presidents ONLY if they were removed from office StarfishSaver Jan 2021 #16

Love? USALiberal Jan 2021 #5

"lose" not "love" Moral Compass Jan 2021 #6

"lose" not "love" Moral Compass Jan 2021 #7

Maybe (s)he means "southeast pension". Does Trump have a deal with Florida Gov. Ron DeathSentence? Towlie Jan 2021 #8

he, and I meant lose, but auto-correct attacked again. still_one Jan 2021 #11

K&R UTUSN Jan 2021 #12

He shouldn't care. He's a billionaire after all. nt Binkie The Clown Jan 2021 #15

He's a supposedly $billionaire...let him pay for his own crap... SWBTATTReg Jan 2021 #17