“A sitting President cannot be arrested, they can be impeached.”
I agree on this point, and Trump was impeached and acquitted. That said, I imagine an argument could be made that the congress, who was supposedly the ‘victim’ (snicker) of the January 6 riot, chose to impeach Trump on the matter and subsequently acquitted him.
How double jeopardy not a legitimate defense, in addition to Trump’s 1st Amendment protections, as well as his Presidential immunity?
They keep Fu@&ing around and meddling in our election cycles and a much larger group will be showing up in DC and they won’t be carrying Trump flags.
He was acquitted AFTER he left the Presidency....iirc
As had been discussed a lot...impeachment is a political act, not a legal one.
The President, if convicted in an impeachment, is removed from office. It has no bearing on his culpability in a criminal case.
Let’s say a sitting President murders someone. They are impeached to get them out of office. Is it your argument that they would not stand trial for the murder? Of course they would.
Simply because the two processes use similar language doesn’t make them the same thing.
Impeachment does not constitute prosecution. Article 1, Section 3, Clause 7 of the Constitution states:
Clause 7 Impeachment Judgments
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.