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He keeps doing it and getting away with it..but can he be held accountable for starting a riot in a theater by yelling fire (when none is there) so to speak..?? This thing he does is NOT entertainment but dangerous to the welfare of the country..
VMA131Marine
(4,123 posts)but that's about it.
Eliot Rosewater
(31,096 posts)and on the books, who would do it?
Nobody, the Russians and the white nationalists have taken over.
We kid ourselves if we think any of this will actually be resolved judiciously and in favor of what best serves the American people.
The ONLY chance of that is several VIP republicans like McCain and Graham have to come out and strong and demand independent investigation and prosecution of treason.
samnsara
(17,569 posts)...will have to be initiated by the re-pubs.... If the Dems did it they would all say it was political.
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,267 posts)So far, a sitting president has never been prosecuted for any crime, and most legal scholars believe a president would have to be impeached and removed from office before he can be prosecuted. https://www.forbes.com/sites/insider/2016/11/09/can-a-president-trump-be-prosecuted-based-upon-allegations-of-past-misconduct/#4b80ae6491bf
Remember, Ford pardoned Nixon after he (Nixon) resigned because otherwise he probably would have been (and IMO, should have been) prosecuted.
Else You Are Mad
(3,040 posts)Will not prosecute their predecessors for fear they will themselves be prosecuted. That, I believe, is why Obama did not go after Bush jr.
Else You Are Mad
(3,040 posts)Unfortunately, any president can lie to the public with impunity. Every president lies to the public.
Rustyeye77
(2,736 posts)an example.... a war starts and the president goes on vacation....impeachable.
HeartachesNhangovers
(814 posts)Unlike, lying under oath in court or lying to a federal investigator - which are crimes.
So no, a charging authority wouldn't be able to file criminal charges.
MineralMan
(146,189 posts)He cannot.