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Originally Posted by Guest
I read that and reliable sources agree hat the campaign for Trump was involved. Since he is president he cannot be procecuted so why waste the money. Trump is the King, so let him do whatever he wants.
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"Judgment in Cases of Impeachment shall not extend further than to removal from office, and disqualification to hold and enjoy any Office of honor, Trust or Profit under the United States: but the Party convicted shall nevertheless be liable and subject to Indictment, Trial, Judgment and Punishment, according to Law." A reasonable interpretation of this provision is that it sets out a temporal sequence: Impeachment, then conviction and removal from office — and only after that, indictment, trial, judgment and punishment. Does this mean that the president is above the law? Not at all. In cases of serious wrongdoing, and breaches of public trust, the Constitution provides a remedy: impeachment.
Can a sitting U.S. president be prosecuted? - Chicago Tribune
For an exhaustive compilation of Trump's entanglement with questionable Russian financiers, see my thread "Latest News on the Russian Investigation".