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To: cotton1706

State law enforcement is supposed to be independent of the POTUS, though, so state prosecution wouldn’t/shouldn’t be affected by either impeachment or non-impeachment.


72 posted on 10/31/2012 12:09:31 PM PDT by butterdezillion
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To: butterdezillion

Presidents have been sued before. But treason is a federal crime and would not be prosecuted by a state.


86 posted on 10/31/2012 12:14:53 PM PDT by cotton1706
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