Based on the deliberations of the Framers of the Constitution and Federalist No. 69, I believe that a sitting president should not be criminally prosecuted. Before facing ordinary criminal liability, he first would have to be impeached, tried, convicted, and removed from office.
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We don’t impeach simply because we dislike a person or disagree with his policies. If you’re unhappy about
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Impeachment proceedings are a quasi-legal, quasi-political process reserved for situations that present substantial evidence of egregious wrongdoing by the officeholder.
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Impeachment is equivalent to a grand jury indictment. If the House votes to impeach someone, that is not the same as a finding of guilt; it is merely a finding of probable cause that the accused has committed an impeachable offense.
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Upon impeachment by the House, the Senate conducts a trial. Only here does the vote represent a finding of guilt. While there is reasonable disagreement about the proper burden of proof, I believe that a very high standard must be met to overturn the results of an election.
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I hope that we don’t get to this point, but I think it’s important, given recent news, that members of Congress share their thoughts on this matter with the people they represent.
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Allegations are serious, we should let Mueller finish his investigation, but hopefully nothing will be done. Anyone else confused by .
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I’m confused.....I need to read again And yes, Mueller must finish
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Yes, please read it again. It’s natural to be concerned that the president has committed an impeachable offense, to support a full investigation, and to hope for the sake of the country that the president (even one I didn’t vote for) is not guilty of any such offense.
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Fair enough. I think what confused me was your comment about not voting for him in 2020. So you are willing to take action if Mueller's findings warrant it?
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Thank you and my apologies for taking things out of context.
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