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Nevilledog

(54,828 posts) Sun Feb 14, 2021, 10:06 AM Feb 2021

DC attorney general weighs legal viability of charging Trump under local statute [View all]

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Kyle Griffin
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Lawyers inside the DC attorney general's office are working to determine if it is legally viable to use district statutes to charge Trump for his role in the insurrection.

DC attorney general weighs legal viability of charging Trump under local statute
Lawyers inside the Washington, DC attorney general's office are working to determine if it is legally viable to use district statutes to charge former President Donald Trump for his alleged role in...
cnn.com
8:00 AM · Feb 14, 2021

https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/12/politics/dc-attorney-trump/index.html

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DC attorney general weighs legal viability of charging Trump under local statute [View all] Nevilledog Feb 2021 OP

Yes. At least if Trump was not on federal property when he incited the riot. MineralMan Feb 2021 #1

He WAS on federal property for the inciting tweets sobenji Feb 2021 #9

It was reported yesterday that Feds are discussing/coordinating with him. hlthe2b Feb 2021 #2

Good to hear. Nevilledog Feb 2021 #3

Yassss! Find a way! soothsayer Feb 2021 #4

If he was convicted, Turin_C3PO Feb 2021 #5

Yep yep soothsayer Feb 2021 #6

Keeping fingers crossed. I sure hope they find a way to charge and go after him. Vivienne235729 Feb 2021 #14

Bravo! onetexan Feb 2021 #24

Spoiler alert SledDriver Feb 2021 #7

It's not about "mystical enforcers" Turin_C3PO Feb 2021 #8

"should be held accountable" Yes. SledDriver Feb 2021 #10

Your pessimism is duly noted. I am willing to wait for decisions from DOJ, AG's and DA's. Nt Fiendish Thingy Feb 2021 #12

Again...why? Specifically, why? paleotn Feb 2021 #21

Don't agree. Turin_C3PO Feb 2021 #22

pinning hope bcbink Feb 2021 #30

Should be left to the Feds freepotter Feb 2021 #16

Both viable in my opinion. LiberalFighter Feb 2021 #32

Spoiler alert MyNameGoesHere Feb 2021 #15

At the very least pandr32 Feb 2021 #17

Agree NT bcbink Feb 2021 #31

Why do you think that? paleotn Feb 2021 #19

And let the lawsuits begin PatSeg Feb 2021 #11

Senate Republicans greatly acknowledged the truth in the case against Trump bucolic_frolic Feb 2021 #13

DC, Georgia, Arizona, Pennsylvania. Inciting, interfering; ought to be a felony in there somewhere. rickyhall Feb 2021 #18

I can't wait for all the legal and financial comeupance coming his way n/t KatK Feb 2021 #20

Agreed! crickets Feb 2021 #25

Nor can we all! BobTheSubgenius Feb 2021 #27

It's the People's House. Every State DA should be party to a indictment against Trump Fla Dem Feb 2021 #23

Best news of the day, without doubt. BobTheSubgenius Feb 2021 #26

What I what to know who/whom is blocking GOPistheEnemy Feb 2021 #28

DC "local" is actually a special DOJ Federal prosecutor. mackdaddy Feb 2021 #29