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In reply to the discussion: Trump will be Charged with Treason. [View all]KentuckyWoman
(6,679 posts)43. Dream on
Oh I believe he's guilty as hell but we simply don't do this to Presidents. He'll be forced to resign and pardoned. Not a single member of his immediate family will so much as pay a fine. We should do it, but we don't.
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If it's espionage, same thing. No pardon. These are betrayals of America,
Liberty Belle
Jan 2019
#69
Many people -- Dems too -- say he should just agree to resign and that's enough.
Grasswire2
Jan 2019
#51
Exactly and we have been under attack by Russia long before Trump came down the escalator.
sarcasmo
Jan 2019
#32
No, of course they can't. They will charge him for all his business crimes ie money laundering etc
MLAA
Jan 2019
#25
Waiting until a traitor is out of office is a dangerous way to go for the country.
triron
Jan 2019
#30
I'm thinking that even removing him from office runs the risk of civil war...
regnaD kciN
Jan 2019
#26
Nah... even MAGAts have to pay their cable bills and get upset when their debit cards expire. n/t
Eyeball_Kid
Jan 2019
#50
Question is, can he be convicted of treason? Mueller better come up with something bigger than
Hoyt
Jan 2019
#12
Espionage, I think, rather than treason, because legally treason requires a declared war. nt
tblue37
Jan 2019
#27
Almost certainly not: "Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying war
struggle4progress
Jan 2019
#38