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In reply to the discussion: What happens is Trump is impeached and convicted? [View all]The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,280 posts)Brett Kavanaugh, writing about the separation of powers doctrine. He thinks presidents should not be prosecuted while still in office, but he also said: "...the country needs a check against a bad-behaving or law-breaking President. But the Constitution already provides that check. If the President does something dastardly, the impeachment process is available. No single prosecutor, judge, or jury should be able to accomplish what the Constitution assigns to the Congress."
http://www.minnesotalawreview.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Kavanaugh_MLR.pdf
I don't think that even if the Supreme Court theoretically could bail him out, even his own appointees would do it.
Oh, and here's what Kavanaugh said about the appointment of judges: "The Senate should consider a rule ensuring that every judicial nominee receives a vote by the Senate within 180 days of being nominated by the President. Six months is sufficient time for senators to hold hearings, interest groups to register their preferences, and citizens to weigh in on the qualifications of a judicial nominee for lifetime office."
I wonder whether Turtle Boy ever read this article?