"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.
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.
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.