HUGE. Do you understand the significance of this? FOIA, baby!!
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Too late. Cannot impeach him. He's not in office.
Tried for treason? That's totally doable.
Ah, you used not to be able to impeach after office, then didn't they set a precedent with doing that to President Trump?
They trip over themselves every time.
Democrats remind me of teenagers, who without a fully developed frontal cortex, are unable to make long term choices.
To quote my favorite letter:
Eh, precedent is bullshit and should be made illegal.
No.
The second impeachment of Donald Trump, the 45th president of the United States, began on January 13, 2021.
So he still had a week in office.
OK thanks, there goes that theory.
Better hurry or global warming will get him first at his sea-side property.
Treason charges are very, very restrictive in US law. You need to be in a declared war. Last Treason cases date to WWII.
Really? Are you certain? What if say, a high-level general in the US military was actually selling secrets and sharing information to another country?
asking for a friend.
That would be a different crime. Espionage.
The Rosenbergs who gave Atomic Secrets to the Soviets were not tried for treason, but for espionage, because we were not in a declared war with the USSR.
Also it was held in a regular federal court, not a military tribunal.
It's still a serious crime.
Thanks. Looks like I'd better do a bit of research into "treason" ala USA
Yes, he can still be impeached.
And tried for treason. Crimes against humanity.
And all that other stuff.
Take. Them. All. DOWN!!!
As far as I understand, impeachment is, by definition, removal from office. Why? Because criminal charges cannot be brought against a President while he is in office (just as there are certain indemnities for Congressmen/women, etc)
According to Britannica, for example:
So in the US, if the person is not in office, they cannot, by definition be impeached. In the US, the entire purpose of impeachment is to remove from office. It's after that all the fun starts.
Also:
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/impeach
to charge (a public official) with a crime done while in office
So, you see, Obama is NOT the President of the United States. He was, now he's not. So he cannot be impeached - cannot be removed from an office he does not hold.
However, any former President could definitely be brought up on charges. They are civilians. They have perks, etc, but they are NOT office holders in the US govt.
Treason, you say? There is no expiration date for indictment??