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To: Jim Robinson
If the Congress chooses not to impeach and remove, then we’ll just have to wait until the end of his term(s)

Yes Sir, I totally agree with this, and this is actually what Trump's own lawyers argued during his impeachment over these issues - that the proper forum for adjudicating these disputes would be in a court of law after his term ended.

He now has different legal representation, who are now arguing that it doesn't matter if he is in office, or already out, anything that he did while in office is protected by "Presidential immunity" which is term that was relatively unheard of until just recently, and not a theory that I personally subscribe to.

that’s when we the people will learn just how little our elected representatives know about the Constitution.

As far as I know the Constitution does not grant the President any form of prosecutorial immunity. The DOJ has historically maintained a policy to not allow prosecutions of a sitting President, but that has always been qualified by them saying that was simply their internal policy, and there was actually no Constitutional restriction. If you have further details or insights you'd like to share I would be interested, of course. If not, I hope you understand I am simply trying to play this straight, and have concerns about the power of government, to include the President.

54 posted on 01/18/2024 4:52:17 PM PST by Golden Eagle (It is far easier to fool someone, than to convince them that they've been fooled.)
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To: Golden Eagle

As I said, that’s when the real constitutional crisis begins


56 posted on 01/18/2024 4:59:12 PM PST by Jim Robinson (Resistance to tyranny is obedience to God.)
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