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Nadler: We Might Extend The Statute Of Limitations On Some Crimes So That Trump Can Be Prosecuted After Leaving Office
2018-12-12
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[Hot Air] All Nadler hopes to do is to close the loophole presented by the current statute of limitations. If it’s true that sitting presidents can’t be indicted and it’s also true that the statute of limitations for the crime in question (five years) is already running, then Trump presumably can avoid prosecution entirely simply by getting reelected. So long as he’s in office through the end of 2021, the statute of limitations will expire with the DOJ never having had an opportunity to charge him. Nadler’s solution is simple: "Toll" (i.e. pause) the statute while the president is in office. Amend the law so that the statutes of limitation for crimes a president is accused of don’t begin to run until he’s left the job.
Posted by:Besoeker

#15  He appears to have wintered well.

Yukon Snark O'The Day
Posted by: Alaska Paul   2018-12-12 15:41  

#14  Dems learned nothing from the 90s. Attacking clinton endlessly while the economy was good just led to increasing poll numbers.

Especially since the Russia election nonsense seems to have come out flat and now all they have is to an affair cover-up. Good luck with that idiots.
Posted by: rjschwarz   2018-12-12 13:36  

#13  Can we see the list of Congresscritters on the Hush Fund payouts?
Posted by: JohnQC   2018-12-12 11:46  

#12  Spite factory supervisor. He's just doing his job.
Posted by: Besoeker   2018-12-12 11:12  

#11  Nadler is a moron. He'd best be careful, he may find himself with dirty shorts.
Posted by: JohnQC   2018-12-12 11:04  

#10  “If he can’t be impeached for improper conduct, if there are crimes, he should be made to be prosecuted,” Nadler said.

And if we can't prosecute him, we'll continue to persecute him. The people have spoken. Elections have consequences (per Chucky Schumer, yesterday).
Posted by: Bobby   2018-12-12 10:59  

#9  Just because you prosecute doesn't mean you get a conviction.
Posted by: Abu Uluque   2018-12-12 10:47  

#8  They really do want a civil war, don't they?
Posted by: DarthVader   2018-12-12 09:08  

#7  Have another dozen donuts, you fat fuck...
Posted by: Raj   2018-12-12 07:28  

#6  How about automatically convicting Democrats when they're elected? Seems more likely to imprison more criminals.
Posted by: Rob Crawford   2018-12-12 07:13  

#5  Nothing like an endless supply of "lawmakers" who believe the law is "whatever I say..."
Posted by: M. Murcek   2018-12-12 06:48  

#4  1. Who needs no stinking Constitution. see - Ex Post Facto
2. Why start at the Orange Boy, why not extend it to cover his predecessors.
3. Teach us why we will get 'Presidents for Life' because no one is going to give up the power if it means being prosecuted afterward.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2018-12-12 06:39  

#3  Those torpedos have a habit of turning around.
Posted by: Bright Pebbles   2018-12-12 04:09  

#2   President Ford solved that issue a while back.
Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418   2018-12-12 03:07  

#1  The feeble, meaningless rantings of a desperate man.
Posted by: Besoeker   2018-12-12 02:16  

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