"If the government can prove this aspect of the case, it will be exceptionally difficult for the former president to mount a defense," Paul Collins said.
True. Yet, I still find it extremely difficult to believe he’ll be behind bars anywhere.
I don’t even understand the whole Secret Service argument. If, he were put in prison, the extraordinary level of protection from the actual prison personnel should be just as adequate.
He belongs behind bars at minimum. I think he actually deserves a seat in an electric chair.
His rights to protection are granted by law. The law can also be revised to state that any former president convicted of a federal level felony and subjected to incarceration are no longer eligible.
It’s the prisons problem, like any other high profile prisoner.
Prison problem… yes. They should be able to dismiss Secret Service within the property boundaries.
Other than medical issues that can’t be handled in-house, there is zero reason for cheeto chump to leave the grounds. Video conference should handle any legal issues.
Id argue it doesn’t matter. Protection is granted at the generosity of Congress. It can be revoked, and should be revoked if he is convicted.
There was a plan that (mind you, the law passed before Obama’s election) W was the last president to recieve lifetime protection. All others coming after would get protection for like 4-8 years, then have to pay for it themselves.
Congress reversed course and revised the law to be lifetime again.
The law can change at any moment. They can easily write "this privledge will end if a former president is convinced of a crime and is incarcerated " and solve the logistics problem. It’s not a right. It’s a privledge.
True. Yet, I still find it extremely difficult to believe he’ll be behind bars anywhere.
I don’t even understand the whole Secret Service argument. If, he were put in prison, the extraordinary level of protection from the actual prison personnel should be just as adequate.
He belongs behind bars at minimum. I think he actually deserves a seat in an electric chair.
His rights to protection are granted by law. The law can also be revised to state that any former president convicted of a federal level felony and subjected to incarceration are no longer eligible.
It’s the prisons problem, like any other high profile prisoner.
Prison problem… yes. They should be able to dismiss Secret Service within the property boundaries.
Other than medical issues that can’t be handled in-house, there is zero reason for cheeto chump to leave the grounds. Video conference should handle any legal issues.
Id argue it doesn’t matter. Protection is granted at the generosity of Congress. It can be revoked, and should be revoked if he is convicted.
There was a plan that (mind you, the law passed before Obama’s election) W was the last president to recieve lifetime protection. All others coming after would get protection for like 4-8 years, then have to pay for it themselves.
Congress reversed course and revised the law to be lifetime again.
The law can change at any moment. They can easily write "this privledge will end if a former president is convinced of a crime and is incarcerated " and solve the logistics problem. It’s not a right. It’s a privledge.