Even if charged and convicted, Trump can still run in 2024 and serve as president if elected

Interesting article but ultimately just a legal mental exercise. He won’t win. Probably won’t run. I hope he does for the entertainment value and the assured win it’ll give the Democrats again, but it ain’t looking likely.

Jan 6th Committee is completely meaningless. A one sided farce and will be totally ignored by a our great President Trump. He will be back as our great President in 2024 when we can finally be rid of the illegitimate biden who has practically destroyed our country.

Interesting opinion by one legal professor....but largely without significance...

Trump will be indicted on multiple charges, he will face a jury, and he will no doubt be convicted on those the DOJ has him dead to rights on; the stolen classified and the obstruction call to Raffensberger...hopefully they can prove the other charges also...

Though I have to say, the utter charade and hilarity of Trump running for President from a cell-block in an orange jumpsuit with be worth the laugh...

The GOP should not dominate him for 2024.

I don't like the guy. He's immoral and disgusting. But I hope he runs. America deserves him.

Trump will not allow anyone else to run for the Repulican Trump party. It's Trump's party and the only person who can run in the party is Trump. No Desantis and no Pence. Only Trump. Maybe Steward Rhodes can be running mate since and is smart and went to Yale law school.

The article may be technically true. But I doubt even the Republican Party will back a presidential candidate who has been charged tried and convicted. And as many trumpies there may be, I seriously doubt Trump could run as an independent and win.

One of the biggest nations in the world and in 2016 all the had to offer was Hillary and Trump. Four years later, the same clown, Trump and creepy eyes, too old to be there Biden. Eighth years later and the only thing they have is yet the same clown, again, and what will the other party offer?

Like really? This is all you've got, 'murica?

Even if charged and convicted, Trump can still run in 2024 and serve as president if elected

Not a problem as America is suffering under a corrupt administration,

The Constitution bans insurrectionists from holding office.

The criminal referrals of the January 6th Congressional Committee are conspicuous for the egregious omission of a host of Trump's accomplices and co-conspirators sitting in Congress and the Senate who would be expelled without pensions, indicted and incarcerated if there were anything like equal justice in Amerika. And it appears that the DOJ, too, by ignoring and pussyfooting around the usual suspects in high places will drastically narrow the scope away from an investigation into the traitorous machinations of the many powerful players and focus solely on Trump and a few others in stark contrast to its zealously jailing the low-hanging fruit of the anonymous mob of pawns who attacked the Capitol. As a result of allowing Trump to run amok on the political stage for two further years, the DOJ has given him the opportunity to claim his prosecution is political, thus making him appear as a martyr in the eyes of millions of MAGA die-hards. Whether Trump ever spends a day in jail as or, as many of us expect, he will, as an an ex-Potus (above the law), be spared on account of "illness" or some other phony excuse, there is no way he will ever disgrace the Oval Office again.

Even if he is not convicted - he is still at a minimum guilty of dereliction of duty - and perhaps violation of his oath of office - certainly very bad judgement. Here's a guy who had warm relations with Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong-un, but frosty relations with Angela Merkel - what does that tell you? Here's a guy who's organization has been found guilty on all counts of criminal tax fraud - what does that tell you? Here's a guy who fought like hell for 6 years to keep his own tax filings secret - what does that tell you?

Maybe he was not a master-mind of the insurrection - maybe he was out-to-lunch when it was happening - maybe he was being given poor advise...

Maybe he didn't get sound legal advise about removing classified documents from the White-House and ignoring a subpoena for a year - maybe he delegated someone else to store the documents in other places

Truman said, "the buck stops here" - meaning he's ultimately responsible

That's Presidential

I had a dear friend who was a southern (Texas) fundamentalist Christian - he told me that faith is believing without proof...

What is it called when you have faith despite proof?

The prime role of the president is to uphold and protect the constitution.

wallaceDec. 21  06:58 pm JST

The prime role of the president is to uphold and protect the constitution.

And he didn't do it! After all the fascist crap he did, how can anybody support or rally around such an uncouth traitor criminal like Trump? And the Constitution clearly states that he isn't qualified for any office.

wallaceDec. 21  06:58 pm JST

The prime role of the president is to uphold and protect the constitution.

starpunkToday  01:30 am JST

*And he didn't do it! After all the fascist crap he did, how can anybody support or rally around such an uncouth traitor criminal like Trump? And the Constitution clearly states that he isn't qualified for any office.*

Can either of you chaps direct me to the wording the Constitution where is reads "the prime role of the president is to uphold and protect the constitution"?

If Trumpyclown run for elections is good..

The pathetic loser GOP will be divided then..

Article II, Section 1, Clause 8:

Before he enter on the Execution of his Office, he shall take the following Oath or Affirmation:– I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my Ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.

https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/essay/artII-S1-C8-1/ALDE_00001126/

Can either of you chaps direct me to the wording the Constitution where is reads "the prime role of the president is to uphold and protect the constitution"?

Every president and member of congress takes an oath to uphold and protect the constitution upon being sworn in.

wallaceToday  03:26 am JST

Article II, Section 1, Clause 8:

Before he enter on the Execution of his Office, he shall take the following Oath or Affirmation:– I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my Ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.

StrangerlandToday  03:59 am JST

Every president and member of congress takes an oath to uphold and protect the constitution upon being sworn in.

Oh--the oath? That doesn't grant the president any powers. And it does not mention a "role". It just means the president will do his best in being the president.

The prime "role" of the president is spelled out in the presidential powers that are to grant pardons, create executive orders, to make and veto laws, execute laws passed by Congress, and as commander in chief.

Those roles are within the constitution but there are other roles in the constitution given to Congress and to the courts.

So, can't have a president preserving and protecting and defending those other parts of the Constitution on his own.

Otherwise, America would have a king.

“Pukey2 America deserves it” … do you hate the United States of America (U.S./USA)? Or do you hate America (North America, Central America, South America and the Caribbean)?

Article II, Section 1, Clause 8:

Before he enter on the Execution of his Office, he shall take the following Oath or Affirmation:– I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my Ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.

'So help me God.'

But that didn't mean jack-crap when Trump took the oath and then threw his temper tantrum excuse of an inauguration speech. He thinks he's a god anyway. And oaths are easy for his kind to make, especiallt when they have no intention of keeping them.

Trump swore to uphold the constitution but failed when he tried to stop the democratic handover of power.

The first act of any president is to swear to uphold the constitution and is not president until he does.

But that didn't mean jack-crap when Trump took the oath and then threw his temper tantrum excuse of an inauguration speech.

No mention of the people that hounded him for 4 years? Maybe that’s one huge reason for the understandable temper tantrum.

He thinks he's a god anyway.

No, he doesn’t, but it now seems to be that our intelligence agencies think they are.

And oaths are easy for his kind to make, especiallt when they have no intention of keeping them.

Well, you can now officially apply that to all sectors of government as well.

So it would seem now that Trump and DeSantis (maybe) are the 2024 Presidential nominees, the establishment failed and now it’s up to the voters as to whom they want as their president, other than that, no other GOP politicians come close.

This is great!

This is great!

Ohhhh the republican circus..

Pffff, Hahahahahahahaaa!!!

Latest polls show Desantis double figures ahead of Trump.

Latest polls show Desantis double figures ahead of Trump.

Well, that’s based on the “polls” that conducted. Trump still holds a sizable and strong command of his party, the establishment know it, and based on that alone they can put up anyone they want, none of them can beat Trump, DeSantis comes close, but let’s see if he can get the record crowds Trump gets, but even if Trump loses, it’s still a win, win with DeSantis, he runs on the same policies, is strong stubborn, a traditionalist, younger and has less baggage, either way, the Dems would be screwed in 2024.

bass4funkToday  01:04 pm JST

But that didn't mean jack-crap when Trump took the oath and then threw his temper tantrum excuse of an inauguration speech.

No mention of the people that hounded him for 4 years? Maybe that’s one huge reason for the understandable temper tantrum.

Granted, the media always hound the POTUS, no matter who he is. Remember when George Bush was at a Tokyo summit, he had the flu and barfed on the table? That was replayed by my local news reporters for a whole week. 'There he goes, bluuuuuuuhhhhh!!!!'. And when Obama said a mild swear word the media racked him over the coals. He asked for it, he had it coming. On and and ON.

As for Trump, he sassed off to the media in the first place and he deserved all the hounding he got. His gross uncouth ego did the rest of the job. And he's not man enough to take it. He has no maturity or finesse at all. BIG difference.

*As for Trump, he sassed off to the media in the first place and he deserved all the hounding he got. *

That goes both ways, but the great thing about Trump was that he was the first Republican President to fight back against the media attacks, previous GOP Presidents just allowed themselves to be punching balls for the left stream media and Trump brilliantly reversed the cards on them and they didn’t like it one bit and every time they threw something at him, he threw it back at them. That’s what made him a rock star.

His gross uncouth ego did the rest of the job.

Depends on whom you ask, for millions that is the very thing that we love about the guy.

And he's not man enough to take it.

Correction, he is and that’s why the left did what they did and are still trying and they continue to fail. Now DeSantis is also in the picture and the left now have two headaches for one.

*He has no maturity or finesse at all. *BIG difference.

I disagree.

so you are saying previous Republican presidents were all weaklings? Why do Republican presidents always leave a big mass when they leave?

so you are saying previous Republican presidents were all weaklings?

Pretty much in various ways.

Why do Republican presidents always leave a big mass when they leave?

Why do Republicans have to clean the big mess up left by Democrats?

A question is never answered by another question.

Trump's tax returns.

From 2015 to 2020 Trump paid $1,777,342 in Federal Taxes but in 2020 Trump claimed a refund of $5.47 million.

From 2015 to 2020 Trump paid $1,777,342 in Federal Taxes but in 2020 Trump claimed a refund of $5.47 million.

And?

And?

Another billionaire not paying Federal income taxes. No taxes were paid in 2015-2020. No wonder Trump didn't want his tax returns released.

Tax data released Tuesday by a House committee shows that Donald Trump paid $0 in income taxes in 2020, reporting a loss of $4.8 million.

Another billionaire not paying Federal income taxes. No taxes were paid in 2015-2020. No wonder Trump didn't want his tax returns released.

Ok, and?

The IRS only audited Trump once in 2016.

Well, how about we go deep, very deep into every Democrat and Republican tax records going back 20 years and see what they have and how much they paid and make it all public?

The IRS failed to pursue mandatory audits of Donald Trump on a timely basis during his presidency, a congressional panel found on Tuesday, raising questions about statements by the former president and leading members of his administration who claimed he could not release his tax filings because of the ongoing reviews.

The IRS only began to audit Trump's 2016 tax filings on April 3, 2019, more than two years into Trump's presidency and just months after Democrats took control of the House. That date coincides with Rep. Richard Neal, the panel chairman, asking the IRS for information related to Trump's tax returns.

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/mandatory-irs-audit-of-trump-taxes-delayed-during-presidency-house-panel-says

Ok

Trump's Tax Returns are a side-show, manipulated for Political purposes. Perhaps we should be asking to have full public exposure of everyone's tax returns - particularly those of the Super Rich - in Banking - Jamie Dimon, , and then what about the Tech Giants - Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates, etc ... I think you'll find a lot of manipulation going on. But to be fair, why not compare Trump's Tax Returns with those of other Property Billionaires - Donald Bren, Stephen Ross, etc. to name but a few.