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lagomorph777

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4. The punishments for impeachment are limited to removal from office and ban from future office.

Reply to DanieRains (Original post)

Thu Feb 11, 2021, 02:33 PM

Feb 2021

But Trump has committed numerous crimes in numerous jurisdictions, up to and including the Federal jurisdiction. I believe the House managers have laid a clear and solid roadmap for criminal prosecution on charges of incitement to insurrection.

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Just Had A Thought Trump Will Be Prosecuted By DC For This Violence Once Impeachment Over [View all] DanieRains Feb 2021 OP

no. all the senators could ever do is remove and keep from holding future office. bullimiami Feb 2021 #1

This message was self-deleted by its author Democracy2020 Feb 2021 #2

The reason Roberts isn't presiding is very simple: The Chief Justice is the presiding officer The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2021 #5

You are right that the Senators have no criminal prosecution power. The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2021 #3

The punishments for impeachment are limited to removal from office and ban from future office. lagomorph777 Feb 2021 #4

Gotta Be Some Provable Crimes In There From All I Have Been Watching DanieRains Feb 2021 #6

I figure the Trump family Mr.Bill Feb 2021 #9

Will be? I am not so sure. Laelth Feb 2021 #7

He sure as hell better be- manager's evidence makes it an open/shut case, especially w/DC jury. Nt Fiendish Thingy Feb 2021 #8

exactly, this is kind of like the pre-show. The new AG will be the one to actually file criminal fed cbdo2007 Feb 2021 #10

DC may be one of the only places you could Mr.Bill Feb 2021 #11

Unfortunately, most talking heads that I've heard agree that what he did doesn't... LAS14 Feb 2021 #12

"Misdemeanor" didn't have the same meaning in the 18th century The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2021 #13

Yeah, I know that. They arranged for impeachment to cover any bad behavior, not just criminality. LAS14 Feb 2021 #14