Posted on 12/09/2020 4:03:48 PM PST by Enlightened1
New York State Attorney General Letitia James said Tuesday on ABC’s “The View” that President Donald Trump could not “avoid justice” in New York even with a possible maneuver like stepping down before January 20 and having a then-sworn-in President Mike Pence pardon him.
James said, “The vast majority of legal scholars have indicated that he cannot pardon himself. What he could do is step down and allow the vice president, Vice President Pence, to pardon him. In all likelihood, I suspect he’ll pardon his family members, his children, his son-in-law, and individuals in his administration, as well as some of his close associates. And then I suspect at some point he’ll step down and allow the vice president to pardon him.”
She added, “Now, it’s important to understand he’s pardoned from federal crimes, but he is not pardoned from state crimes. Last year I introduced a bill in the state legislature which would close the pardon loophole so that individuals such as the president of the United States would not evade justice. It’s important that we have this check on presidential powers and that the state legislature. I’m so happy they passed that bill, and it’s now the law in the state of New York. President Trump cannot avoid justice in the great state of New York.”
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Oh yeah, lady justice is blind.
Filthy pigs.
Only a fascist employs law enforcement to settle differences.
Letitia eh?
Sigh!
What a scumbag pos prosecuting the president on the absurd “The View”.
I hope this pig is brought to justice.
No such thing as justice in a kangaroo court.
I dare her to try
What the left has figured out is that lawfare is a bigger punishment then getting an actual conviction, the process is the punishment
And that is exactly what they are going to do.
They know they will end up losing, but if it keeps Trump upset and having to spend money to defend himself, that is the punishment they want. They will still consider that a win
This double standard had better stop soon. Real soon.
“Legal Scholars” have no say in it
Tish we’ll be seeing you at Gitmo!
Try it
What the hell are they alleging that his crimes are?
Beating Hillary
This feeds one of the regularly expressed liberal fantasies...that there are 41 (or so) lawsuits from New York that will imprison him after he is forced to leave the White House.
Honestly ..is she high? what the bloody sam hill is wrong w these people?
She doesn’t know (or understand) the fire she may be starting. Can you imagine Donald Trump shrugging away from some AG in New York. The man who endures allegations continually throughout his Presidency? Who is continually accused of “crimes” that are completely fabricated from thin air?
I personally think Trump would LOVE to rise to this challenge and close the mouth of these trolls. Somehow I think it would give him great pleasure...
As opposed to nearly seizing up...???
Breathing...
Leticia James is from the Working Families Party, a neo-Marxist outfit. If Trump were a Florida resident post-Presidency, I would recommend the Fla Governor and AG simply refuse to cooperate with New York as it is now run by people with alien ideas to our Constitution.
this right here is why Trump will remain President, even if it takes an executive order
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