Is there a world where prosecutors could offer Trump a plea bargain deal
that essentially says all charges would be dropped in return for a
commitment from Trump never to run for public office again?
Now I realize there are both federal and state charges being considered against Trump so there are literally multiple sets of prosecutors who
would have to somehow coordinate this. And I also realize there are
pros and cons over whether such an offer would be in the public interest
and would even be considered. But I'm just talking about the legal
issues here. Can a prosecutor effectively agree to drop all charges
against someone in return for an agreement from the person to
essentially not do something - in this case, ever run for office again?
Can such an agreement possibly be enforced and has a deal like this like
this ever been done with a major political figure?
Is there a world where prosecutors could offer Trump a plea bargain deal
that essentially says all charges would be dropped in return for a
commitment from Trump never to run for public office again?
Is there a world where prosecutors could offer Trump a plea bargain deal
that essentially says all charges would be dropped in return for a
commitment from Trump never to run for public office again?
Now I realize there are both federal and state charges being considered >against Trump so there are literally multiple sets of prosecutors who would >have to somehow coordinate this. And I also realize there are pros and cons >over whether such an offer would be in the public interest and would even be >considered. But I'm just talking about the legal issues here. Can a >prosecutor effectively agree to drop all charges against someone in return >for an agreement from the person to essentially not do something - in this >case, ever run for office again? Can such an agreement possibly be enforced >and has a deal like this like this ever been done with a major political >figure?
On Wednesday, November 23, 2022 at 9:44:34 AM UTC-6, Rick wrote:
Is there a world where prosecutors could offer Trump a plea bargain deal
that essentially says all charges would be dropped in return for a
commitment from Trump never to run for public office again?
Here is a lengthy analysis of this possibility:
https://www.lawfareblog.com/not-panacea-trump-disqualification-and-plea-bargains
The author's bottom line: Trump lawfully forfeiting the right
to run again (because of a plea bargain like that described above)
is not likely.
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