teamtrump are trying to retain the fash vote, blame the dems and distract from various legal complications they face from being exposed as a corrupt bunch of rogues.
So will Trump go off in a straightjacket or a prison van?
gregotyn
Joined: 24 Jun 2010 Posts: 2201 Location: Llanfyllin area
Posted: Thu Jan 03, 19 3:07 pm Post subject:
Either way suits me MR. just as long as he goes!
Not sure I liked Hilary Cling-on, but preferable to what we have got.
Jam Lady
Joined: 28 Dec 2006 Posts: 2570 Location: New Jersey, USA
Posted: Thu Jan 03, 19 4:39 pm Post subject:
If president no longer able to serve then the vice president becomes president - Johnson after Kennedy was killed. If VP cannot serve then Speaker of the House is third in line. That would be Pelosi. Remember that impeachment does not directly remove president from office. There has to be a trial. Bill Clinton was impeached for lying but not removed from office.
imho neither, prediction is difficult but projection is a useful tool.
mueller has served assorted speaking indictments and sentencing recommendations. from what he has made public and what he must know about there are valid cases against many team trump members and family which could be prosecuted.
the tax, charity, money , fraud, profiting from office etc etc of teamtrump/family could be prosecuted.
afaik the potus cannot be charged while in office however mueller can report to the hill and they could impeach him if the gop see him as a liability for 2020
he is likely to want to stand for a second term as that gives him immunity but he might not get the gop ticket and more importantly he might not get re elected at which point assorted indictments might be unsealed and activated.
trump might resign in exchange for pardons for him and his family but that might not be on offer.
as pence is deeply implicated in misdeeds a simple 25th exit does not help much and there are legal blocks to arresting a sitting potus for their misdeeds
my best guess is mueller presents a strong case for collusion and obstruction against trump to the hill, they start impeachment actions. central members of family and teamtrump are charged with assorted felonies.
how it goes from there is beyond me .
for a wild bet bumped off by a disgruntled greenkeeper seems as plausible as anything
It does seem odd that the President cannot be prosecuted while in office, but then I suppose our system seems odd to people from other countries. There is nothing to stop either the Prime Minister or the Monarch in the UK from prosecution, although as far as the Monarch goes, I think it would probably be done quietly and they be allowed to abdicate and live away from public life somewhere, perhaps under guard.
Nick
Joined: 02 Nov 2004 Posts: 34535 Location: Hereford
Posted: Fri Jan 04, 19 9:31 am Post subject:
The monarch is absolutely above the law. Sovereign Immunity is well established in Convention, Case and International Law. It’ll pretty much protect Her Government, too
And for Presidents, the jury is somewhat out. It’s never been tested...
It didn't help Charles I, and he was a far more absolute ruler than the present Queen.
Well. That’s quite the daftest thing you’ve ever said, but let’s pretend it’s relevant. Almost 4% of the population died in the run up to, and aftermath of, his arrest. That’s hardly ‘nothing’.
Having studied the period in our locality it seems to have been more of a fiasco than a battle. Only one direct casualty as far as I am aware, and that was when a Parliamentary cannon ball actually hit something; a mill. Did cause the local cattle and sheep to be swum across the harbour to keep them from marauding soldiers though.
Civil war is always nasty and hopefully can be avoided in both the US and UK.
I don't think there is any need to be rude either Nick.
Nick
Joined: 02 Nov 2004 Posts: 34535 Location: Hereford
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