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President Biden will NOT assert privilege to stop the depositions of Trump and Wray

lemmiwinx said:
Oh boy! Let's start criminally charging, arresting, and suing for damages our former presidents. This should convince anyone who had doubts that the United States has finally achieved banana republic status.
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Just what the Banana Republicans have wanted since Clinton.
 
lemmiwinx said:
Oh boy! Let's start criminally charging, arresting, and suing for damages our former presidents. This should convince anyone who had doubts that the United States has finally achieved banana republic status.
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Should former presidents be above the law?
 
lemmiwinx said:
Oh boy! Let's start criminally charging, arresting, and suing for damages our former presidents. This should convince anyone who had doubts that the United States has finally achieved banana republic status.
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Nobody is above the law. That would be a banana republic.

And since Bolsonaro is hiding out here, it appears we have more bananas than Brazil.
 
lemmiwinx said:
Oh boy! Let's start criminally charging, arresting, and suing for damages our former presidents. This should convince anyone who had doubts that the United States has finally achieved banana republic status.
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So what do you propose we do in instances where former Presidents commit crimes while in office? Give them a pass?
 
Cordelier said:
So what do you propose we do in instances where former Presidents commit crimes while in office? Give them a pass?
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You evidently don’t know Article 2!


Then I have an Article 2, where I have the right to do whatever I want as president.
 
What a mess the US would be if Presidents and past Presidents could act with impunity. Public office, I don't care how high, does not come with the freedom to act illegally.
 
AmbiguousGuy said:
If they can't do the time, they shouldn't have done the crime.
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I know. Why would anyone want to run for high public office? It must be their love of lording over their societal inferiors and getting rich as the Kennedy's at the same time.
 
Callen said:
What a mess the US would be if Presidents and past Presidents could act with impunity. Public off8ce, Ibdontvcare how high, does not come with the freedom to act illegally.
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But they have to some extent as long it's the justice department's policy not indict a sitting president, and the impeachment of a president doesn't do squat, it will stay that way,

But yes justice for all, and on one is above the law. Sure hope Trump is convicted and put in the slammer but I'll believe it when I see it.
 
lemmiwinx said:
Oh boy! Let's start criminally charging, arresting, and suing for damages our former presidents. This should convince anyone who had doubts that the United States has finally achieved banana republic status.
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we’ve always charged criminals for criminal behavior. Only one thing here has changed.
 
lemmiwinx said:
I know. Why would anyone want to run for high public office? It must be their love of lording over their societal inferiors and getting rich as the Kennedy's at the same time.
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One of the biggest reasons Trump ran was to assume all the perks of the office, but he didn't like the job itself.

The Kennedy's were already rich, and I defy your to show how they became rich in politics vs. Trump, that didn't know any part of the emoluments clause he couldn't thumb his nose at to get richer by using his office of the presidency. Hell his whole family got richer thanks to the presidential office.
 
lemmiwinx said:
I know. Why would anyone want to run for high public office?
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Public service, I would hope. But holding ex-Presidents above the law is the best way to invite all of the very worst people to the job.

lemmiwinx said:
It must be their love of lording over their societal inferiors and getting rich as the Kennedy's at the same time.
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EnigmaO01 said:
One of the biggest reasons Trump ran was to assume all the perks of the office, but he didn't like the job itself.

The Kennedy's were already rich, and I defy your to show how they became rich in politics vs. Trump, that didn't know any part of the emoluments clause he couldn't thumb his nose at to get richer by using his office of the presidency. Hell his whole family got richer thanks to the presidential office.
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lemmiwinx said:
Oh boy! Let's start criminally charging, arresting, and suing for damages our former presidents. This should convince anyone who had doubts that the United States has finally achieved banana republic status.
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I'm all for people paying for their crimes. You're not?
 
lemmiwinx said:
Oh boy! Let's start criminally charging, arresting, and suing for damages our former presidents. This should convince anyone who had doubts that the United States has finally achieved banana republic status.
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"Banana republics" are where laws do not apply to the rulers. In first world democracies like the United States, they do. If anyone has any doubts that the United States is a banana republic, it is precisely because a former president may actually be held accountable for his crimes, thus proving that no one is above the law.
 
lwf said:
"Banana republics" are where laws do not apply to the rulers. In first world democracies like the United States, they do. If anyone has any doubts that the United States is a banana republic, it is precisely because a former president may actually be held accountable for his crimes, thus proving that no one is above the law.
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Yup
 
lemmiwinx said:
Oh boy! Let's start criminally charging, arresting, and suing for damages our former presidents. This should convince anyone who had doubts that the United States has finally achieved banana republic status.
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You don't even pay taxes, why do you care?
 
Cordelier said:
So what do you propose we do in instances where former Presidents commit crimes while in office? Give them a pass?
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Should Biden be given a pass for having Top Secret documents in his garage next to his Corvette?
 
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