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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWhy doesn't the DOJ indict Trump in Federal Court for inciting insurrection?
Assuming the Republican Senators have no integrity to convict on obvious proof, why not go to court and present the evidence to a court and jury?
BSdetect
(8,999 posts)Zoonart
(11,879 posts)If the Senate does not convict, or even if they do, I think that the DOJ will then take it up.
GeorgeGist
(25,323 posts)getagrip_already
(14,838 posts)remember trump cronies purged the doj of anyone they could who wasn't a believer. It's likely still stacked with assholes and nobody left wants that job.
Plus there is at least one special council out there that would work against any such move.
ananda
(28,877 posts)have the proper staff put in place.
C_U_L8R
(45,021 posts)They will argue that Trump cannot be tried by the Senate, almost ensuring and validating that the DOJ will. They've chosen poorly.
FBaggins
(26,760 posts)A unanimous jury plus multiple courts (many of which he selected) unwilling to see first amendment issues?
Turin_C3PO
(14,077 posts)Trump only got 4-5% of the vote there, so you could easily have a jury without Trump cultists. Im not saying they would definitely convict him but they would give the prosecution a fair hearing.
FBaggins
(26,760 posts)Those same facts make it too easy for him to get a change of venue.
Fiendish Thingy
(15,659 posts)I think the indictment and prosecution of a former president would require top level leadership, dont you?
I think they will focus on prosecuting the insurrectionists first, which will give them a ton of evidence on their states of mind and how Trump influenced and incited them to storm the Capitol.
I would hope DOJ would first indict Trump in the Individual 1 Cohen/Mueller case, since the statute of limitations on those crimes expires in a few months.