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Eyeball_Kid

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3. There is nothing in the Constitution that prevents a president from being indicted and prosecuted

Reply to Flaleftist (Original post)

Sat Feb 13, 2021, 11:19 PM

Feb 2021

WHILE IN OFFICE. A DOJ memo, and not the Constitution, advises against it. It's not binding. Impeachment and Senate convictions are not connected to criminal nor civil prosecutions. Impeachments are political procedures and are not related to criminal or civil prosecutions. However, evidence gathered in impeachments CAN be used in criminal and civil trials.

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Legal question regarding impeachment. [View all] Flaleftist Feb 2021 OP

They are saying he can now be prosecuted. TwilightZone Feb 2021 #1

I'm a little confused by your post. servermsh Feb 2021 #2

There is nothing in the Constitution that prevents a president from being indicted and prosecuted Eyeball_Kid Feb 2021 #3

Short answer frazzled Feb 2021 #4

He CAN and SHOULD be prosecuted for ALL of it! Thunderbeast Feb 2021 #5