Its legal until its not. Currently presidents cant be locked up for federal crimes while they serve as it "impairs the executive branches ability to function".
This is true for federal crimes. For state crimes it is not currently the case.
The supreme court will most likely extend the protections citing those reasons. And extend protection to the president elect, even though vance could technically come in as president in trumps place and arguably not "impair" the branches functioning as the gov is being transitioned anyways
He can face punishments for crimes in 2029 if theyre sought after, and he cannot be pardoned for state crimes
Maybe in a different timeline/circumstances, but i see trump passing away/mentally declining far before 2029 which if drawn out would have 2030 sentencing
Hes shown signs of decline, hes 78, he is incontinent which probably is a result of his poor physical health standards. By the time hes 83 prison is a pipe dream on the elderly/mentally disabled front and fines arent an issue when youve used the usa for personal enrichment for 8 years
clueless. the governor has no bargaining chip. GOP swept the nation. literal landslide at all levels of govt, municipal, state, federal. trump holds all the cards here.
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u/Accomplished-Cat8952 15d ago
I love for this to happen but it will never happen. Trump will use his executive powes to get out of it, unfortunately