RE: Do you think Trump will be arrested or kicked out of the White House soon?
July 24, 2018 at 10:02 am
(July 23, 2018 at 11:06 pm)AtlasS33 Wrote:(July 23, 2018 at 8:38 pm)polymath257 Wrote: I voted no.
According to the constitution, only Congress has the power to bring charges (impeach) a sitting President. The House charges and the Senate convicts.
Unless we get a huge turnover in Congress in November (crossing fingers), an impeachment just won't happen.
Meuller can bring information to Congress, but doens't have the power to charge the President. If Congress chooses to ignore that information (which the Republicans will), there is no other way to have a legal case.
Now, under the 25th amendment, the Vice President and the staff can declare the President unfit for office and the VP takes over. If the President challenges this, it ultimately goes to Congress.
Thank you for the explanation. So it's either the "impeachment by Congress" or "the expiring of his presidential term". That is terrible because the Congress has more Republicans than Democrats in 2016, I assume they increased now.
I can see why you voted no; a yes would be a wish.
Indeed. In this matter, the courts have *no* say whatsoever. It is *completely* a matter for Congress to resolve. Even if Mueller finds absolutely conclusive evidence of outright treason, murder in broad daylight on camera, etc, unless Congress acts on that information, there is nothing to be done until the next election.