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The very first result I clicked on: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/03/31/trump-stormy-daniels-indictment/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/
by dbbk 4y ago
The very first result I clicked on: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/03/31/trump-stormy-daniels-indictment/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/03/31/trump-sto...
> Normally, the statute of limitations extends only five years, so criminal acts that occurred in 2017 would not count.
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> However, New York has a stipulation that another five years can be added to the statute of limitations if “the defendant was continuously outside this state” during the first five years. As president from 2017 to January 2021, Trump certainly was.
- TeeMassive 4y agoKeyword here is "continuously"... You mean Trump never went to New York for the past seven years? That's hard to believe...
- dbbk 4y agoCourts have ruled that it doesn't mean brief visits invalidate it. Whether you think that's appropriate or not, that's the legal precedent.
- TeeMassive 4y agoYou are aware that the Trump Tower exists right?
- dbbk 4y agoHe doesn't live there. He lives in Florida. Before that he lived in the White House.
- TeeMassive 4y agoThe criteria for the tolling of the statute of limitations is to unavailable. Trump being the President was. This was meant for people going into hiding.