• paf0@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Probably not, maybe house arrest? I’m curious to see if this has an effect on the other cases, if any. Can Jack Smith easily add a 2016 election interference count now that this is proven?

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      1 year ago

      maybe house arrest?

      Imagine that he gets house arrest, then gets elected president. House arrest in the fucking White House, at least until he pardons himself. That’s wild.

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        1 year ago

        He can’t pardon himself in these cases. They are New York state felonies, which means the governor of NY would have to pardon him. If they were federal, then he could maybe pardon himself.

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          1 year ago

          Oh right, I’m a dummy.

          So if he gets house arrest, is he required to serve in NY? What happens if he gets elected president?

          Oh, the possibilities. The stupid, stupid possibilities.

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        1 year ago

        If he cant leave his house, he cant travel to DC to be sworn in. If he cant be sworn in, he cant become president.

        IIRC, the legal consensus is that while the 24th ammendment doesn’t cover a a president elect, his VP would be sworn in as President.

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          Its really weird how the presidency works. It’s an elected position but there’s no actual requirement that the person who is actually president is elected, because the need to have continuity of executive power is more important. NAL but I also thinks that if he’s in jail next in line takes over.