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Eyeball_Kid

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4. They can scream double jeopardy all they want. They know it's a false assertion.

Reply to Chainfire (Reply #2)

Mon Feb 8, 2021, 09:48 AM

Feb 2021

Political trial vs. a criminal or even a civil trial. There are no double jeopardy laws governing impeachments and subsequent criminal/civil exposures.

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They can scream double jeopardy all they want. They know it's a false assertion. Eyeball_Kid Feb 2021 #4