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To: Vermont Lt
A sitting President cannot be arrested, they can be impeached. When they are no longer a sitting President, they can be charged and brought to trial.

You apparently haven't read the two main points of Trump's legal argument for presidential immunity:

1. The President is immune from prosecution for acts taken during the official conduct of his office.

2. The plain language of the U.S. Constitution may grant him immunity under the "double jeopardy" clause written into the provisions on impeachment:

Judgment in Cases of Impeachment shall not extend further than to removal from Office, and disqualification to hold and enjoy any Office of honor, Trust or Profit under the United States; but the Party convicted shall nevertheless be liable and subject to Indictment, Trial, Judgment and Punishment, according to Law.

President Trump was ACQUITTED in his impeachment trial over the 1/6 fiasco.

50 posted on 12/12/2023 8:03:02 AM PST by Alberta's Child (If something in government doesn’t make sense, you can be sure it makes dollars.)
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To: Alberta's Child

Thanks for elucidating what the issues are in this case.


80 posted on 12/12/2023 1:20:48 PM PST by LongWayHome
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