The Official "Damned Trump" Thread

[BrianSoddingBoru4]

Right, you can’t indict a sitting president, but that’s not what you asked earlier.

It’s moot - Trump is no longer a sitting president (which is why John Roberts isn’t presiding at the upcoming trial) and can be indicted for whatever a grand jury decides to indict him for.

Boru

Again, the DOJ wording was never part of the Constitution, it wasn't even a congressional law, it was merely a "recommendation".

I don't think we are in disagreement then. I was asking if Trump can be indicted and tried in a criminal trial. My take is yes. That is different than will he be convicted.

It is sad though from my perspective, that it would make it far easier to indict in a criminal trial outside the Senate if the GOP was willing to do the right thing.

Roberts isn't which is fucked up, and makes him a coward as far as I am concerned, but dumping it into the hands of a Democrat in congress to preside. The idea of a trial in senate is not to have a member of congress as judge, but an actual judge. Senator Pat Leahy isn't a sitting judge. Basically Roberts used a bullshit procedural move to put Pat in the position of making the entire event look political.

Actually, the Chief Justice was following the constitution, not some ‘bullshit procedural move’ - he has no legal authority to preside at this trial.

To your other point - yes, Trump can now be indicted and tried.

Boru