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Impeachment, removal from office, being barred from ever holding office again. Those are separate but need to happen in order. That’s the limit of it, by desig
by cmurf 2y ago
Impeachment, removal from office, being barred from ever holding office again. Those are separate but need to happen in order.
That’s the limit of it, by design I think. The lack of criminality or even civil offense means the job is predicated on trust to achieve political goals. Once trust is lost, the individual must be removed from office or immense damage will ensue.
- westurner 2y agoI've never heard of double jeopardy for impeachment; being impeached does not preclude criminal prosection for the same offense. FBI's assessment of presidential immunity might should be reviewed in light of the court's recent ruling on same and the fact that they are an executive branch department of government. They work for the executive - as evidenced by the firing of James Comey - so we can't trust their assessment of his immunity.