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PoliticAverse

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15. "The President wants me to argue that he is as powerful a monarch as Louis XIV,"...

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Wed Oct 23, 2019, 02:42 PM

Oct 2019

The President wants me to argue that he is as powerful a monarch as Louis XIV, only four years at a time, and is not subject to the processes of any court in the land except the court of impeachment.

United States v. Nixon: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_v._Nixon

(Decided against Nixon)

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In court hearing, Trump lawyer argues a sitting president would be immune from prosecution [View all] BumRushDaShow Oct 2019 OP

The Constitution does not grant a President immunity from being investigated at all and cstanleytech Oct 2019 #1

Let alone BumRushDaShow Oct 2019 #3

I was going to say that at first but really its immaterial if it was before cstanleytech Oct 2019 #12

If he can't be investigated or prosecuted ever while in office, he becomes King, Thomas Hurt Oct 2019 #2

It's a hail Mary pass BumRushDaShow Oct 2019 #4

re: "immune from prosecution"--sounds like not just that, but even immune from INVESTIGATION! nt thesquanderer Oct 2019 #5

I recall many Republican lawyers saying this about W's Admin. apnu Oct 2019 #6

I suspect its because some of them have the goal of anointing one of their own as a new king with cstanleytech Oct 2019 #13

that's of course because if they do it it's ok. If Dems do it, it's not acceptable. Oh the hypocrisy onetexan Oct 2019 #19

The "not investigated" part begs belief. Evidence must always be preserved. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Oct 2019 #7

according to these nazis, a president can even commit electoral crimes and not be investigated. unblock Oct 2019 #8

But what was worse, their argument was BumRushDaShow Oct 2019 #9

that may hit people emotionally, but from a governance point of view, electoral crimes are worse. unblock Oct 2019 #11

I just posted a tweet from a WaPo reporter that had an audio clip of their idiotic argument BumRushDaShow Oct 2019 #18

Jones v Clinton established that sitting presidents could face lawsuits DeminPennswoods Oct 2019 #10

The asshole really wants to be dictator Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Oct 2019 #14

"The President wants me to argue that he is as powerful a monarch as Louis XIV,"... PoliticAverse Oct 2019 #15

Can we charge a standing President??? pwb Oct 2019 #16

cheney made up the imperial presidentcy and the democrats failed to challenge it beachbumbob Oct 2019 #17

Cheney should have been tried by the international courts onetexan Oct 2019 #20

Even if he is immune to prosecution while in office, he can still be impeached and removed from Nitram Oct 2019 #21

The problem however BumRushDaShow Oct 2019 #22

Once again, the founders provided for removal of a president from office. Nitram Oct 2019 #25

Well that interpretation was the DOJ OLC opinion BumRushDaShow Oct 2019 #27

How come this argument didn't work for Nixon? Shoonra Oct 2019 #23

What if the President were a Democrat? tclambert Oct 2019 #24

Supposedly Clinton was going to make the same argument BumRushDaShow Oct 2019 #26