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babylonsister

(171,107 posts)
Sun Nov 22, 2020, 07:17 PM Nov 2020

What Trump faces on Jan. 20, 2021


What Trump faces on Jan. 20, 2021
As soon as he becomes a private citizen, Trump will be stripped of the legal armor that has protected him from pending cases both civil and criminal.
Nov. 22, 2020, 6:00 AM EST
By Tom Winter


It looks increasingly certain that on Jan. 20, 2021, around noon, Joe Biden will take the oath of office as president, and Donald Trump will lose both his job and one of its most important perks.

Trump has faced investigations involving his campaign, his business, and his personal behavior since he took the oath of office himself four years ago. As soon as he becomes a private citizen, however, he will be stripped of the legal armor that has protected him from a host of pending court cases both civil and criminal.

He will no longer be able to argue in court that his position as the nation’s chief executive makes him immune to prosecution or protects him from turning over documents and other evidence. He will also lose the help of the Department of Justice in making those arguments.

While it is possible he could go to jail as a result of some of the probes of his business affairs, the soon-to-be-former president is more likely to face financial punishment in the form of civil fines, law enforcement observers believe. He may also be embarrassed by financial and other secrets that will be exposed in court. Nearly all his legal troubles are in his hometown of New York, where he once basked in the tabloid limelight as a young mogul and where he rode a golden escalator into an unlikely political career.—

Here are some of the most perilous cases that await President Trump when he’s no longer president — and here’s how he could yet use the powers of the nation’s highest office to escape punishment:

The Manhattan district attorney’s case...

lots more...

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/what-trump-faces-jan-20-2021-n1247722
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What Trump faces on Jan. 20, 2021 (Original Post) babylonsister Nov 2020 OP
Trump, sometime after 1/20/2021 RKP5637 Nov 2020 #1
I really, really want papers served right away and him facing a judge asap and him given a gag Karadeniz Nov 2020 #2
Yes!!!!! SheltieLover Nov 2020 #16
It will be Timewas Nov 2020 #3
Yep, most likely scenario. n/t RKP5637 Nov 2020 #4
Then we'll have to settle for his offspring Rorey Nov 2020 #8
That Timewas Nov 2020 #9
"jar", too! Cha Nov 2020 #22
that may be but onethatcares Nov 2020 #27
Trump should be charged and jailed. Kath2 Nov 2020 #5
... as a flight risk! n/t RKP5637 Nov 2020 #6
This!👆 SheltieLover Nov 2020 #17
YES. nt crickets Nov 2020 #18
He must he jailed for life & assets forfeited! SheltieLover Nov 2020 #7
For any particular crime? former9thward Nov 2020 #14
Anything doj finds & can prove SheltieLover Nov 2020 #15
Don't know if any kind of homicide charges would stick, but ... Hermit-The-Prog Nov 2020 #24
hoosegow... sprinkleeninow Nov 2020 #10
This. edbermac Nov 2020 #11
I think he'll go straight to Mar a Lago. EndlessWire Nov 2020 #12
I may be wrong, but I don't see melania raising her boy in Florida. Tikki Nov 2020 #13
Do you see Melania sticking around at all? TlalocW Nov 2020 #20
She may stay married in name only. She is a lot like trumpee so she may not care one way or another Tikki Nov 2020 #25
That is why on January 20, 2021 Trump will not be in the US. Sneederbunk Nov 2020 #19
May Justice Be Done. One thing Cha Nov 2020 #21
As I've posted elsewhere we in NYC are... electric_blue68 Nov 2020 #23
He Should Fear Putin and the Russian Mob Oligarchs Even More Skraxx Nov 2020 #26

Karadeniz

(22,605 posts)
2. I really, really want papers served right away and him facing a judge asap and him given a gag
Sun Nov 22, 2020, 07:20 PM
Nov 2020

Order. Let's all visualize this!!!

Timewas

(2,200 posts)
3. It will be
Sun Nov 22, 2020, 07:21 PM
Nov 2020

So tied up in court that he will die before it is over and he will neve see the inside of a jail

Rorey

(8,445 posts)
8. Then we'll have to settle for his offspring
Sun Nov 22, 2020, 07:25 PM
Nov 2020

Which will also be fun. Especially Ivanka and Don Jr.

onethatcares

(16,205 posts)
27. that may be but
Tue Nov 24, 2020, 02:35 PM
Nov 2020

the gooder part is hearing the words, 'former presidunt djt was in court today in response to a subpoena ........&quot

SheltieLover

(57,073 posts)
7. He must he jailed for life & assets forfeited!
Sun Nov 22, 2020, 07:24 PM
Nov 2020

Along with ALL coconspirators & enablers. Every. Single. One!

EndlessWire

(6,574 posts)
12. I think he'll go straight to Mar a Lago.
Sun Nov 22, 2020, 07:47 PM
Nov 2020

I think that Florida will not extradite him to NYS. And, he's now a resident there. It will be extremely difficult to nab any of them.

TlalocW

(15,394 posts)
20. Do you see Melania sticking around at all?
Mon Nov 23, 2020, 02:59 AM
Nov 2020

I'm convinced she did a re-nup where Trump promised her a nice payout if she stuck around while he was running for president and then maybe another if she stuck around while he was president. The question is will she get any money since it seems like Trump is broke? Whether she does or not, I can't see her staying by his side for too long after January 20th.

TlalocW

Tikki

(14,562 posts)
25. She may stay married in name only. She is a lot like trumpee so she may not care one way or another
Tue Nov 24, 2020, 01:00 PM
Nov 2020

about a pretend marriage to the fool.
I don't think his cult cares whether he stays married to her or not.
Remember, some women said he 'could' grab their p***y..no problem.

Gagh...I can't even wrap my head around that.


Tikki
p.s. Her son seems to be a different story. She will want the repug version of Social Elite for him.

Cha

(297,975 posts)
21. May Justice Be Done. One thing
Mon Nov 23, 2020, 03:02 AM
Nov 2020

about the USA have the criminal trump getting rigged in as Impotus.. it highlights the need to do away with "immunity" for Anyone.

Skraxx

(2,985 posts)
26. He Should Fear Putin and the Russian Mob Oligarchs Even More
Tue Nov 24, 2020, 01:05 PM
Nov 2020

He will never get out from under that debt, they will never let him, and he has nothing left to offer them once he's out of office.

And when his dead, his children will owe Putin and his oligarchs for their fathers debts. That's how the mob works. You never get out from under.

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