• snooggums@midwest.social
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    6 months ago

    The fact that they did not immediately respond with “No, the president doesn’t have immunity from criminal prosecution. They are not royalty.” tells us what the eventual outcome will be.

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      6 months ago

      Not necessarily. They could decide they must come to that conclusion, but only after delaying long enough so the answer doesn’t matter.

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        6 months ago

        If they do make that decision then he could still be prosecuted while in office if reelected, which is how the system should work.