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Chloe Farand
5 hours ago
... John Schindler, a security expert and former counterintelligence officer, said that if the US President was to face an indictment over allegations his campaign team colluded with Russia to disrupt the presidential election, it could put an end to his presidency.
Speaking to CBC radio, Mr Schindler said: If, not just people around him, but the president himself is facing possible indictment down the road, that could be a game changer. He could be removed from office for that, whether he wants to be or not."
Mr Schindler said that with the FBI investigation, actions by Congress and a possible independent inquiry, Mr Trump and his teams alleged ties to Russia would "inevitably" be made public.
The administration isnt getting away from this story, he said ...
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/donald-trump-presidency-finished-russia-investigations-fbi-vladimir-putin-nsa-analyst-john-schindler-a7649371.html
mahina
(17,651 posts)spanone
(135,830 posts)HipChick
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iluvtennis
(19,852 posts)NightWatcher
(39,343 posts)Ryan might end up president nad I honestly think he doesn't want the job. It will be curious if trump tells him to resign so they can pick another Speaker ( and in three months, president )
enid602
(8,616 posts)The Freedom Caucus wants to replace Ryan with Gowdy. Shit you not.
Bernardo de La Paz
(49,001 posts)In any case, Ryan does not automatically climb the ladder. Further, he wouldn't want to be like Ford was to Nixon (two year term).
Ryan would be fine with a Fordian pick losing to a Democrat in 2020 so he could run in 2024 like Reagan ran against Carter.
zentrum
(9,865 posts)....and Sessions.
I suspect Pence was kept out of it, even though Repug, he's garden variety. Like Ryan. McConnell. They just want to destroy the New Deal and get tax reform for the 1%.
Dem2
(8,168 posts)Cynical but hopeful
lindysalsagal
(20,680 posts)randome
(34,845 posts)iluvtennis
(19,852 posts)madinmaryland
(64,931 posts)He will be worse than tRump.
He is part of the tRump campaign. Guilty.
DonaldsRump
(7,715 posts)...they went through this very carefully with Nixon when Leon Jaworkski was the Watergate Special Prosecutor. This is why the Watergate grand jury secretly named Nixon as an unindicted co-conspirator with his cronies.
Jaworski concluded that the only way to indict a President was to impeach and convict on the impeachment, ending the presidency. Then the former president could be indicted for a criminal act.
Not an expert, but I think this is clear-cut. The same doesn't apply for a Vice-President. Spiro Agnew tried this in 1973, but no dice. He pled nolo contendere (i.e., no contest) to tax evasion and resigned. He basically cut a deal to avoid prison by resigning.
H2O Man
(73,537 posts)However, RICO violations allow for both criminal and civil charges. Add that President Clinton was forced (incorrectly) to answer civil charges. And the civil proceedings -- including being held responsible -- meets the definition of "high crimes and misdemeanors."
H2O Man
(73,537 posts)It will be the most high-profile RICO case in US history.
iluvtennis
(19,852 posts)malaise
(268,968 posts)Please please
cstanleytech
(26,290 posts)Repugnants impeaching a fellow Repugnant.