05-22-2018, 11:08 AM
(05-22-2018, 10:59 AM)hollodero Wrote:much appreciated, as always. Thanks.
I find nothing to add on to, except I guess I still challenge the "above the law" part. I heard he maybe can not get indicted, he might not have to comply with a subpoena, yeah some say he can of course pardon himself. This looks like being above the law stuff to me.
Now I get it, the answer is impeachment. But if Congress doesn't move on that, and seeing how there's a neuter... [10.000 page rant about the obsequious GOP], they let anything pass. Would he ever get impeached by those folks in congress? Ever?
It's not necessarily true for any president, but in this constellation, it looks like a factual truth to me that he is above the law. For now at least.
I would not say it is factual that he is above the law, but as it stands right now that is the truth. There is a difference. The current Congress isn't going to impeach him based upon what he is doing right now. It would take something exceedingly egregious. But this is only the truth of the situation as it stands.
Another thing that should be noted about the indictment scenario is that this is a DoJ interpretation that they have made policy. It is not law and it is not something that has been tested in the courts. So whether or not a sitting POTUS can be indicted is highly debatable.
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"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
