Prosecuting ex-presidents for corruption is trending worldwide – but it's not always great for democracy

[j-mac]

Presidents and prime ministers aren’t just anyone.

They are chosen by a nation’s citizens or their parties to lead. They are often popular, sometimes revered. So judicial proceedings against them are inevitably perceived as political and become divisive.

If the prosecution of past leaders is brought by a political rival, it can lead to a cycle of prosecutorial retaliation.

This is partly why U.S. President Gerald Ford pardoned Richard Nixon, his predecessor, in 1974. Despite clear evidence of criminal wrongdoing in the Watergate scandal, Ford feared the country “would needlessly be diverted from meeting (our) challenges if we as a people were to remain sharply divided over” punishing the ex-president. Prosecuting ex-presidents for corruption is trending worldwide – but it's not always great for democracy

By going after Trump, Dems are destroying democracy.

 

[berg80]

By going after Trump, Dems are destroying democracy.

That is what the pathological liar known as Individual 1 wants you to believe. Because it serves his purposes. Like trying to stay out of prison. The thing is.........he deserves to be there.

 

[TNHarley]

While I agree they are so heavy for trump because of politics, they should still go after him. But it would be nice if they went after ALL of them.
The partisan justice does NO ONE any good except for cultists. It also just makes the establishment look even more shittier.

 

[Votto]

While I agree they are so heavy for trump because of politics, they should still go after him. But it would be nice if they went after ALL of them.
The partisan justice does NO ONE any good except for cultists. It also just makes the establishment look even more shittier.

Only one party being crucified should tell you all you need to know about corruption within government.

This only shows how much more corrupt things are today and how bad things will get in the future.

The DNC is essentially the world mob now.

 

[TNHarley]

Only one party being crucified should tell you all you need to know about corruption within government.

This only shows how much more corrupt things are today and how bad things will get in the future.

The DNC is essentially the world mob now.

Repubs let them do it. They are cucks.

 

[j-mac]

That is what the pathological liar known as Individual 1 wants you to believe. Because it serves his purposes. Like trying to stay out of prison. The thing is.........he deserves to be there.

Shocking that you don't care what it does to the nation...

 

[Votto]

Repubs let them do it. They are cucks.

No argument there

 

[Marener]

While I agree they are so heavy for trump because of politics, they should still go after him. But it would be nice if they went after ALL of them.
The partisan justice does NO ONE any good except for cultists. It also just makes the establishment look even more shittier.

Trump is actually getting deferential treatment. The DoJ wouldn’t putz around asking nicely and getting a subpoena for highly classified documents if it were you or me.

 

[konradv]

By going after Trump, Dems are destroying democracy.

The way democracy was destroyed in Iraq by going after Saddam?

 

[j-mac]

The way democracy was destroyed in Iraq by going after Saddam?

So, you're a Saddam Hussein supporter.. great.

 

[CowboyTed]

By going after Trump, Dems are destroying democracy.

Are you trying to make a case that ex-President should be above the law?

So you want Obama and Biden to be above the law too...

So obviously stealing stuff from the US People is allowed.

Is there a limit on how much stuff they are allowed to steal or anything goes?
What other laws are they allowed to break after being President?

Could also just show us in the constitution this has been OK'd? Just looking at the details...

 

[konradv]

So, you're a Saddam Hussein supporter.. great.

You seem to be a Trump supporter. How can you not see that stopping him is like nipping a Saddam in the bud?

 

[CowboyTed]

Shocking that you don't care what it does to the nation...

Simple, it shows you can't break the law and get away with it.. No matter how powerful you are...

It is an equality thing...

 

[j-mac]

You seem to be a Trump supporter. How can you not see that stopping him is like nipping a Saddam in the bud?

Nothing at all like that...But you're free to show why you think that.

 

[j-mac]

Simple, it shows you can't break the law and get away with it.. No matter how powerful you are...

It is an equality thing...

Yeah, like Honduras is steeped in equality.

 

[CowboyTed]

Only one party being crucified should tell you all you need to know about corruption within government.

This only shows how much more corrupt things are today and how bad things will get in the future.

The DNC is essentially the world mob now.

Trump took something belonging to the US people.

He was asked to return it. Only after a year he returned some of it.

His lawyers then proclaimed that he returned all of it...

FBI got informed that there was more of the US people's property still in Trump's possession.

The got a search warrant to go find the US People's property. They were discrete and showed up in plain clothes during working hours and searched and found the US People property.

While doing the search warrant they seized security tapes of Trump staff moving the boxes within couple days after they claimed they gave them back.

This is a disgruntled ex employee stealing highly sensitive information belonging to the company. I think the US People will see that for what it is worth..

 

[j-mac]

Trump took something belonging to the US people.

He was asked to return it. Only after a year he returned some of it.

His lawyers then proclaimed that he returned all of it...

FBI got informed that there was more of the US people's property still in Trump's possession.

The got a search warrant to go find the US People's property. They were discrete and showed up in plain clothes during working hours and searched and found the US People property.

While doing the search warrant they seized security tapes of Trump staff moving the boxes within couple days after they claimed they gave them back.

This is a disgruntled ex employee stealing highly sensitive information belonging to the company. I think the US People will see that for what it is worth..

Another Morning Joe viewer.

 

[WinterBorn]

By going after Trump, Dems are destroying democracy.

Not prosecuting politicians for corruption seems like it would be worse for democracy.

 

[Votto]

Not prosecuting politicians for corruption seems like it would be worse for democracy.

It is

 

[konradv]

Nothing at all like that...But you're free to show why you think that.

Trump’s a narcissistic demagogue that garners over-the-top fandom in the political scene, something we saw too much of in the 20th century.