If, at least in theory, no one is "above" the law (oh that it was so!), why should someone get a 4-to-8-year time out from it, along with a ticking clock on statute of limitations for a criminal act committed prior to said time out? Might not ever put the fear of God into a sitting president, but a little bit of fear of being prosecute…
If, at least in theory, no one is "above" the law (oh that it was so!), why should someone get a 4-to-8-year time out from it, along with a ticking clock on statute of limitations for a criminal act committed prior to said time out? Might not ever put the fear of God into a sitting president, but a little bit of fear of being prosecuted for a crime might be a good thing. Obviously, we can in no way depend on Congress to solve the problem of a criminal continuing to hold the highest office in the land.
I remember when the possibility of Trump being prosecuted for obstruction of justice was being tossed around (before we realized Mueller had no intention of doing any such thing from the beginning). The statute of limitations - five years. How convenient!
So the doctrine of not prosecuting a sitting President not only creates a criminal penalty for losing re-election, but potentially allows for complete criminal amnesty as a reward for winning re-election.
If, at least in theory, no one is "above" the law (oh that it was so!), why should someone get a 4-to-8-year time out from it, along with a ticking clock on statute of limitations for a criminal act committed prior to said time out? Might not ever put the fear of God into a sitting president, but a little bit of fear of being prosecuted for a crime might be a good thing. Obviously, we can in no way depend on Congress to solve the problem of a criminal continuing to hold the highest office in the land.
I remember when the possibility of Trump being prosecuted for obstruction of justice was being tossed around (before we realized Mueller had no intention of doing any such thing from the beginning). The statute of limitations - five years. How convenient!
So the doctrine of not prosecuting a sitting President not only creates a criminal penalty for losing re-election, but potentially allows for complete criminal amnesty as a reward for winning re-election.