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dawg day

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1. We could avoid the legal issue--

Fri Apr 19, 2019, 09:38 PM

Apr 2019

by impeaching him or voting him out in 2020, and delivering his flabby butt to the grand jury.

i heard some legal scholar today, can't remember the name, say that he sensed that Trump is realizing he basically has one option-- resign soon in exchange for a pardon from Pence (just like Nixon did).

This scenario predicts that Trump can't count on winning in 2020, and no Democratic president is going to pardon him.

(I know-- he could run and lose, then in the 2 months before Inauguration, resign and get Pence to pardon him. But why would Pence bother? He might actually have a political future if he doesn't pardon Dump.)

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A question for the legal beagles here. I watched Rachel tonight and in discussing [View all] alwaysinasnit Apr 2019 OP

We could avoid the legal issue-- dawg day Apr 2019 #1

an argument could certainly be made. not clear if it would prevail. unblock Apr 2019 #2

Yeh, that sounds like an argument they would make. Just like, "I can't be guilty of obstruction alwaysinasnit Apr 2019 #3

I don't think so. TomSlick Apr 2019 #4

Agreed, and yet Mueller's actions (in not indicting) serve to validate this flawed DOJ policy. alwaysinasnit Apr 2019 #6

trump will never be convicted in a court for crimes related to politics. Hoyt Apr 2019 #5

You have a point. I am reminded of the that holdout juror in the Manafort trial. alwaysinasnit Apr 2019 #7

It Brings Up An Interesting Legal Question ChoppinBroccoli Apr 2019 #8

Thanks for the insights. alwaysinasnit Apr 2019 #9