House Judiciary Committee Democrats introduce bill to hold presidents accountable for alleged crimes

fox ^ | 05/10/2019 | Brooke Singman

[chief lee runamok]

House Judiciary Committee Democrats on Friday introduced a bill that would ensure presidents can be held accountable for alleged criminal conduct -- a direct swipe at the White House amid the heated battle over Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report.

[chief lee runamok]

This legislation won't get far.

[Buckeye McFrog]

Allegation equals conviction now, I guess.

[goldstategop]

It will die in the Senate. Democrats can’t get Trump out of their heads.

[Vigilanteman]

It would be kind of funny if they set a trap for Trump and Zer0 gets caught in it.

[Ciaphas Cain]

I'll support it only if it's ex post facto.

We've got a Congress already ignoring the Constitution. Hell, let's go all-out.

[DAC21]

Retroactive?, Yeah right, buuwaahahaha.

[marstegreg]

I’m assuming this would apply to Obama and Bill Clinton too?
Be careful what you wish for Dems....

[rightwingintelligentsia]

I'm sure they really mean "hold Republican Presidents accountable for alleged crimes."

[goldstategop]

Just stupid. Trump is living rent-free in their heads. They don’t know when to stop digging.

[R_Kangel]

"House Judiciary Committee Democrats introduce bill to hold presidents accountable for alleged crimes..."

..... Alleged Crimes??? So the President is now supposed to be considered Guilty until proven innocent? Sounds a little bit unconstitutional to me!!!

[Rurudyne]

“Alleged”?

Well, darn, looks like they want the seriousness of the ludicrous and unprovable charges to come with jail time just because a Democrat said it’s so.

Meanwhile the unwritten doesn’t apply to Democrats clause...

[Not A Snowbird]

They do know legislation cuts both ways, right?

Not that this piece has a prayer of passing and getting signed.

[House Atreides]

It would be kind of funny if they set a trap for Trump and Zer0 gets caught in it.
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Nah...Congress is prohibited from passing ex post facto laws by clause 3 of Article I, Section 9 of Constitution.

[Engedi]

I wouldn’t count on that. Collins, Romney, Rubio, Burr just might vote with the Dems.

[sphinx]

What is this “Constitution” you speak of?

[Reily]

Even then Trump will veto it.

[jeffc]

Democrats are pushing this country into a meltdown. Their force needs to be met with our force...

[goldstategop]

This is all kabuki theater to placate their rabid base. It has no chance of becoming law.

[Zathras]

This isn’t even remotely Constitutional.
An accusation is enough to convict without a trial or even evidence.

[Zathras]

That is how I read it too.