Poll: Nearly 70 percent of Americans say sitting president should be subject to criminal charges

[TheReluctantHippie]

Wtf? It’s okay, not everyone understands the criminal justice system, no need to be embarrassed and lash out at me because it happens that I do.

Whether the evidence is sufficient to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt is supposed to be decided by the jury, not as a condition of trial...

If there is an allegation of a crime, it should be investigated fairly. If evidence is insufficient to prove guilt beyond all reasonable doubt, the matter should be dismissed without prejudice - by all. If not, there should be criminal proceedings where a jury of unbiased peers weigh all evidence. If found guilty - punished accordingly. If found innocent - so be it.

No one is above the law.
No one should be treated differently.
Everyone is innocent until proven guilty - regardless of 'your' opinion.

Ok. You can continue on with you anti-Trump - convict - for -any -reason stance. Good luck with that.

[KnotaDinghy]

Wtf? It’s okay, not everyone understands the criminal justice system, no need to be embarrassed and lash out at me because it happens that I do.

Whether the evidence is sufficient to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt is supposed to be decided by the jury, not as a condition of trial...

Ok. You can continue on with you anti-Trump - convict - for -any -reason stance. Good luck with that.

I'm not embarrassed. Not in the least bit.

[Deleted User 203]

To the part in your reply that I've underlined...THAT is why I've asked and because of the current social/political climate, particularly on social media sites, and many citing that an impeachment would ultimately lead to Trump's incarceration.

No.

An impeachment is trial to decide whether to remove an official from office. Totally different than a criminal trial, though a successful impeachment could, in theory, lead to criminal charges if criminal activity was the basis of the impeachment (it doesn’t have to be).

Educate me...isn't this what an impeachment inquiry would be about?

[Deleted User 1018]

I have always believed that a president should not be immune from criminal charges. I believe every other elected official isn't.

[Deleted User 1018]

Historically, I don't think any seated President has ever been successfuly impeached. And if I remember right there were one or two far worse than the current one.

No.

An impeachment is trial to decide whether to remove an official from office. Totally different than a criminal trial, though a successful impeachment could, in theory, lead to criminal charges if criminal activity was the basis of the impeachment (it doesn’t have to be).

Educate me...isn't this what an impeachment inquiry would be about?

[TheReluctantHippie]

If trump were impeached for obstruction of justice he could then be criminally charged after being removed from office. Pence could preemptively pardon him as Ford did for Nixon but I suspect if he were actually successfully removed from office, establishment republicans would start distancing themselves from him at lightning speed.

To the part in your reply that I've underlined...THAT is why I've asked and because of the current social/political climate, particularly on social media sites, and many citing that an impeachment would ultimately lead to Trump's incarceration.

No.

An impeachment is trial to decide whether to remove an official from office. Totally different than a criminal trial, though a successful impeachment could, in theory, lead to criminal charges if criminal activity was the basis of the impeachment (it doesn’t have to be).

Educate me...isn't this what an impeachment inquiry would be about?

[Deleted User 203]

There are still quite a few establishment Republicans who seem to really like Trump (a rarity in politics today) and like what he's doing but like with any smart politician, they would literally have to distance himself if any of this were to ever happen, and just to save their own political hides.

If trump were impeached for obstruction of justice he could then be criminally charged after being removed from office. Pence could preemptively pardon him as Ford did for Nixon but I suspect if he were actually successfully removed from office, establishment republicans would start distancing themselves from him at lightning speed.

To the part in your reply that I've underlined...THAT is why I've asked and because of the current social/political climate, particularly on social media sites, and many citing that an impeachment would ultimately lead to Trump's incarceration.

No.

An impeachment is trial to decide whether to remove an official from office. Totally different than a criminal trial, though a successful impeachment could, in theory, lead to criminal charges if criminal activity was the basis of the impeachment (it doesn’t have to be).

[Linaluo]

Voted, I stand with the smart majority.

LOL popularity contest.

[Della]

There are still quite a few establishment Republicans who seem to really like Trump (a rarity in politics today) and like what he's doing but like with any smart politician, they would literally have to distance himself if any of this were to ever happen, and just to save their own political hides.

If trump were impeached for obstruction of justice he could then be criminally charged after being removed from office. Pence could preemptively pardon him as Ford did for Nixon but I suspect if he were actually successfully removed from office, establishment republicans would start distancing themselves from him at lightning speed.

To the part in your reply that I've underlined...THAT is why I've asked and because of the current social/political climate, particularly on social media sites, and many citing that an impeachment would ultimately lead to Trump's incarceration.

Who are they? Serious question. I've really been out of the loop.

[Deleted User 203]

There are still quite a few establishment Republicans who seem to really like Trump (a rarity in politics today) and like what he's doing but like with any smart politician, they would literally have to distance himself if any of this were to ever happen, and just to save their own political hides.

If trump were impeached for obstruction of justice he could then be criminally charged after being removed from office. Pence could preemptively pardon him as Ford did for Nixon but I suspect if he were actually successfully removed from office, establishment republicans would start distancing themselves from him at lightning speed.

Who are they? Serious question. I've really been out of the loop.

Mitch McConnell, Dan Crenshaw, Steven Scalise, Kevin McCarthy, Liz Cheney, David Nunes, Jim Jordan, Sean Duffy, Lindsey Graham ..to name a few.