Elle N <
honda.lioness@gmail.com> wrote:
} On Friday, November 4, 2022 at 5:07:23 PM UTC-5, micky wrote:
} > Another thing several have said is that trump will announce his
} > candidacy for prez so that if he's indicted afterwards, he can claim
} > they are after him 1) because he's a candidate, or 2) that they may not
} > go after him because he's a candidate.
} >
} > WRT 1, won't he say that anyway, they're after me because they think I
} > will be a candidate? Or just, they are persecuting me? Why does his
} > being an announced candidate make it any harder to investigate or
} > prosecute him?
} >
} > WRT 2 Why would his being an announced candidate make it any harder to
} > prosecute him? If that were not psosible, everyone expecting an
} > investigation or indictment would announce his candidacy for something.
} > Running for governor is not that hard, and running for president is not
} > that hard if you don't actually work at it.
}
} The way I see it:
} Being a candidate for President means running against the U. S. Attorney General's
} boss (President Biden). For the U. S. Attorney General to go after a political rival
} of the AG's boss is a conflict of interest. A conflict of interest may demand } that the U. S. Attorney General appoint a Special Counsel. For one, see
}
https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/28/600.1
}
} Being a declared candidate makes the argument for a Special Counsel stronger. } Also the Special Counsel would have to be a Republican. Which of course is
} not necessarily bad. Mr. Trump's poor track record before his very own
} judicial appointees suggests that chaos may very well not be the final
} outcome. "Chaos" being a euphemism for much worse things.
That makes sense.. I nominate Liz Cheney :o)
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