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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At this point, does anyone remember the previous AG in New YorkEliot Spitzer.
Pardon from what?
They will try to get him on taxes. Tax laws are so complicated and Trump’s businesses are so large and complex, that it won’t take much for them to find some supposed wrong. If they get a crooked, leftist grand jury, then look out.
So they just provided Trump a reason to never leave.
Not smart.
WHAT crimes, 8itch?
The statue of limitations has run out one most things that they could try to harass him with.
Yep, but don’t let that detail get in the way of totalitarian politicians
President Trump doesn’t need to avoid justice.
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