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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsDoes N. Pelosi have the power to arrest trump using the Capital Police?
If so, would she be able to charge trump with a criminal indictment? A pass around the FBI inability to indict?
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Does N. Pelosi have the power to arrest trump using the Capital Police? (Original Post)
Miigwech
Feb 2019
OP
No, but maybe she has authority to float this over the Mall...
LastLiberal in PalmSprings
Feb 2019
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manor321
(3,344 posts)1. No. The House can arrest other people though.
But there is separation of powers, so they cannot arrest the president. Impeachment is the remedy for removing the President (or the 25th amendment).
Did you really want Ryan to be able to arrest Obama?
Miigwech
(3,741 posts)5. Obama didn't do anything that he could be indicted for.
We have a traitor in chief and who in the hell wants trump to slime away. Regan, H.W., W., ... got away with war crimes. trump is soon to be war criminal but is now a traitor. Who will hold him accountable when McConnell runs the Senate.
11cents
(1,777 posts)2. Did John Boehner have the power to arrest and prosecute President Obama?
No. WTF.
Cartoonist
(7,323 posts)3. I hope not
I shudder to think that the GOP could have that power.
saidsimplesimon
(7,888 posts)4. Rump wants to create more drama for TV ratings.
Nancy will guide US through this, yes?
LastLiberal in PalmSprings
(12,601 posts)6. No, but maybe she has authority to float this over the Mall...