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angrychair

(8,697 posts) Tue Feb 7, 2017, 03:58 PM Feb 2017

Legal opinions from our jurists members

Is trump's overt and very public, threat to ruin the career of a member of the Texas state legislature fall into the category of "high crimes and misdemeanors"?

Sorry, I just find it hard to imagine that it is not. There are many political figures, at every level, that have been removed from office for less overt statements.

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Legal opinions from our jurists members (Original Post) angrychair Feb 2017 OP

When they didn't prosecute Rick Perry for his attack on the Austin DA, bigbrother05 Feb 2017 #1

bigbrother05

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1. When they didn't prosecute Rick Perry for his attack on the Austin DA,

Reply to angrychair (Original post)

Tue Feb 7, 2017, 04:14 PM

Feb 2017

don't think they'll nail Trump for saying that.

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