(January 26, 2021 at 5:16 pm)Brian37 Wrote:(January 26, 2021 at 4:59 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: Yes, he can be tried in other courts even after being acquitted by the Senate for the same offenses. The US Constitution is very clear on that:
No matter what crime a President commits while in office, the most a Senate conviction can do is to remove him and prevent him from holding office again. If Trump were to have walked onto the floor of the House and shot Nancy Pelosi between the eyes in front of 400 witnesses, the Senate couldn’t send him to prison for it. That’s why he’s subject to trial and conviction after leaving office.
Boru
That is my point. But when you read the "DOJ" recommendation, "you can't indict a sitting President". They were talking about criminal indictment which could land a a no name on trial and criminally responsible.
There is no way Trump is not criminally responsible for what he incited. The KKK back in the 70s and 80s had leaders not only civilly liable financially, but members and leaders were held criminally liable too.
The point of convicting him in the Senate is about sending a message to any politician, of any party that you cant let people in position of power get away with what is clearly what would be a slam dunk if a no name did the same.
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
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