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'You cannot charge a president with obstruction of justice”

Posted on 2/4/18 at 10:27 am
Posted by Strannix
District 11
Member since Dec 2012
49158 posts
Posted on 2/4/18 at 10:27 am
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"You cannot charge a president with obstruction of justice for exercising his constitutional power to fire Comey and his constitutional authority to tell the Justice Department who to investigate, who not to investigate. That's what Thomas Jefferson did, that's what Lincoln did, that's what Roosevelt did. We have precedents that clearly establish that," Dershowitz told Fox News' "Fox and Friends" Monday morning.


I’m posting this for the third time

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Posted by Jjdoc
Cali
Member since Mar 2016
53535 posts
Posted on 2/4/18 at 10:28 am to
And I thank you.... it's the first time I have seen it!
Posted by burdhead
WOMP WOMP!!
Member since Apr 2017
6008 posts
Posted on 2/4/18 at 10:30 am to
anyone who ever took a class in civics and government in high school knows this....obviously, the leftists weren't taught this in alinsky's rules for radicals meetings
Posted by UnclassyStudent
Baton Rouge
Member since Oct 2007
2835 posts
Posted on 2/4/18 at 10:33 am to
Presidents are above the law, got it.
Posted by Antonio Moss
Baton Rouge
Member since Mar 2006
48354 posts
Posted on 2/4/18 at 10:34 am to
True from a Constitutional aspect. The optics of it are pretty bad, though.
Posted by DreauxB2015
Member since Nov 2015
7757 posts
Posted on 2/4/18 at 10:38 am to
We all know this and Im sure Mueller knows this and thanks to the memo we know the Russian collusion investigation is utter rubbish . So , what is Meuller doing then ? Even after the memo , Paul Ryan / Gowdy said the memo won't affect what Mueller is doing . WTF is he really doing ? Team Trump - probably .
Posted by Cruiserhog
Little Rock
Member since Apr 2008
10460 posts
Posted on 2/4/18 at 11:02 am to
ehhhhhhh wrong, Dershowitz is purposely leaving out the corrupt intent discussion.
Posted by JuiceTerry
Roond the Scheme
Member since Apr 2013
40868 posts
Posted on 2/4/18 at 11:12 am to
Nixon and Clinton were both charged with obstruction

Dershowitz paints a pretty specific scenario

You're not smart enough to think for yourself
Posted by MrLSU
Yellowstone, Val d'isere
Member since Jan 2004
26175 posts
Posted on 2/4/18 at 11:34 am to
You just need the numbers in the Senate to work to impeach is the game plan. Trump has enough anti-Trumps in the Republican Party to potentially make it happen.
Posted by Navytiger74
Member since Oct 2009
50458 posts
Posted on 2/4/18 at 5:34 pm to
quote:

You cannot charge a president with obstruction of justice
Competent authorities can charge individuals with whatever the hell they want--even presidents. Whether it sticks or not is another matter.

I, for one, don't believe a sitting president can be lawfully indicted for any crime unless Congress first removes him from office.
Posted by Chrome
Chromeville
Member since Nov 2007
10423 posts
Posted on 2/4/18 at 8:41 pm to
I think the Latin proverb went "canimous surdis" (we sing to those who are deaf). In other words Strannix your wasting your breath on on the libs. Not that the libs ever cared about what is legal.
Posted by Wtodd
Tampa, FL
Member since Oct 2013
67532 posts
Posted on 2/5/18 at 8:10 am to
quote:

Dershowitz

Is clearly the only Dem with a brain and no bias.
Posted by tidalmouse
Whatsamotta U.
Member since Jan 2009
30706 posts
Posted on 2/5/18 at 8:25 am to
It's true.

Like Nixon said "when the President does it, it means it's not illegal ".
Posted by Loserman
Member since Sep 2007
22026 posts
Posted on 2/5/18 at 8:28 am to
They are trying to get him on Obstruction of Politics
Posted by Decatur
Member since Mar 2007
28719 posts
Posted on 2/5/18 at 8:46 am to
Most legal scholars argue that the remedy is impeachment, and then prosecution after removal from office.

I think Mueller can investigate obstruction of the Special Counsel investigation and may prosecute other officials/individuals. Technically it’s possible that Mueller could prosecute Trump after removal from office.
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