Trump Vow: I'll Run From Prison If Convicted

[SassyIrishLass]

VP Harris can take over if Biden would "collapse". She's more than capable.

Roflmao

 

[DudleySmith]

If the stupid thugs lock him up on these fake charges they keep fabricating the write in vote alone will be very embarrassing for the banana republic regime, regardless of which fake candidate they stick in the White House and the hacks they set up in House and senate seats.

 

[Tom Paine 1949]

VP Harris can take over if Biden would "collapse". She's more than capable.

I had some hopes for her originally, as she was a successful and realistic prosecutor. But she has disappointed. She has negative charisma or smarts when dealing with those who have doubts about the Democratic program. She comes across as incredibly shallow and self-absorbed, and living in a liberal fantasy world. She seems to cackle at her own jokes. I think she would lose Democrats millions of votes unnecessarily, especially in “swing states.”

 

[C_Clayton_Jones]

I'm thinking that if Trump gets convicted, and then gets elected president, that two things would have to happen. First, the VP and the majority of the cabinet disqualify Trump under the 25th amendment.
If that doesn't happen, then congress will have no choice but to impeach Trump for high crimes and misdemeanors. And the senate to convict him on those charges.
There is no way a convicted felon can carry out all the duties and responsibilities of President of the United States from prison.

If Trump gets convicted, and then gets elected president, nothing will happen.

The election of a president is the sole purview of the states – not the courts, not Congress, and not the people.

And if the states see fit to elect a convicted felon, then a convicted felon will become president.

Impeachment is pointless because the Senate (the states) would never convict.

Indeed, the Senate has rendered the impeachment process null and void, at least with regard to the president.

And Trump wouldn’t appoint cabinet members who would seek to disqualify him pursuant to the 25th Amendment, which likely wouldn’t apply in this case.

The people alone are responsible for the bad government they get.

 

[Vrenn]

There is a difference between seeking election with no criminal record versus seeking to be elected with a criminal record and any convictions of a crime.

He probably is use to just paying people off to make things go away.

Hey if his republicans supporters want to vote for Trump then vote for Trump. He will still lose. The other republicans will just stay home.

This will just galvanize the democrat vote to send him home.

Hear we go again, with the remake of "The election was stolen" part 2. I guess they will hold the protest at his property in Florida.

If things go like they might with his Cult Followers going insane, Supermax can take care of it.

 

[C_Clayton_Jones]

Don’t agree at all. Most Democrats don’t want to take any chances like that. They also care too much for the country to want to see it go through election madness with Trump again, even or especially if he is in jail, even if they do win big. We don’t want Trump to go down as a martyr, just as a loser.

Better for the country by far if Republicans wake up and drop this dangerous clown asap, and start on the long road back to sanity.

Most Democrats also probably don’t want Biden to run either! Not because he has done a terrible job. He hasn’t. He’s done OK. But he is just too old, and somewhat politically damaged.

Biden is not crazy like Trump. He seems to know he must rely on others — and there is a huge team behind him. But he has shown bad judgement in some things and he could collapse just when the nation might need a steady leader — like during the election!

Democrats don’t want to take the chance of someone other than Trump running against President Biden.

Democrats would love nothing more than for Trump to be the 2024 GOP presidential nominee for that very reason.

 

[Lakhota]

If Trump gets convicted, and then gets elected president, nothing will happen.

The election of a president is the sole purview of the states – not the courts, not Congress, and not the people.

And if the states see fit to elect a convicted felon, then a convicted felon will become president.

Impeachment is pointless because the Senate (the states) would never convict.

Indeed, the Senate has rendered the impeachment process null and void, at least with regard to the president.

And Trump wouldn’t appoint cabinet members who would seek to disqualify him pursuant to the 25th Amendment, which likely wouldn’t apply in this case.

The people alone are responsible for the bad government they get.

Those are sad facts. The founding fathers never anticipated a Donald Trump. I sometimes question if he's even human.

 

[Vrenn]

If Trump gets convicted, and then gets elected president, nothing will happen.

The election of a president is the sole purview of the states – not the courts, not Congress, and not the people.

And if the states see fit to elect a convicted felon, then a convicted felon will become president.

Impeachment is pointless because the Senate (the states) would never convict.

Indeed, the Senate has rendered the impeachment process null and void, at least with regard to the president.

And Trump wouldn’t appoint cabinet members who would seek to disqualify him pursuant to the 25th Amendment, which likely wouldn’t apply in this case.

The people alone are responsible for the bad government they get.

25th Amendment comes to mind on this one. If you elect a president that is confined to a prison then he can't do his duties. The VP would take over at that point. Either way, Rump gets convicted and jailed he can't be President.

 

[meaner gene]

Roflmao

Trump will have to be very careful in who he picks for VP.
That person would the only thing stopping Trump from being removed under the 25th amendment.

 

[Lakhota]

25th Amendment comes to mind on this one. If you elect a president that is confined to a prison then he can't do his duties. The VP would take over at that point. Either way, Rump gets convicted and jailed he can't be President.

Wouldn't either Trump or his Republican VP pardon him? If Trump is elected president - he's a free man (on any federal convictions).

 

[Tom Paine 1949]

It is still uncertain that Trump will be convicted. Sure the evidence seems most ironclad in the documents case, but it being held in Florida there can always be a single holdout on the jury who “nulifies” a reasonable guilty verdict. Plus the pro-Trump Judge may delay or act in such a way that Trump skates free, at least until the election. If Trump is not convicted, his crazy followers will be re-animated as well.

 

[C_Clayton_Jones]

Trump has about a 36% super loyalty among the republicans. And leads any other republican contender for the nomination by 30 or more points. Which almost guarantees him the republican nomination.

Where the delusion starts, is thinking that the independents will vote for someone facing a mountain of felonies

Perhaps not all independents, but just enough in the swing states – razor thin majorities – that’s all that’s needed to win a state’s slate of electors.

Again, Republicans are looking for a replay of 2016 – they’re perfectly happy to lose the popular vote, and they couldn’t care less that the majority of Americans don’t want Trump, or any Republican, to be president.

 

[Vrenn]

Wouldn't either Trump or his Republican VP pardon him?

He would have to relinquish the Presidency and then the VP gets to be Prez. Now, who in their right mind would give the Presidency once they get to sit in the chair. Plus, the Prez can only give the by to Federal. Georgia and DC may have something to say out that.

 

[petro]

Those are sad facts. The founding fathers never anticipated a Donald Trump. I sometimes question if he's even human.

^^^^
The sheer irony of that from a Twitter bot.

 

[Lakhota]

It is still uncertain that Trump will be convicted. Sure the evidence seems most ironclad in the documents case, but it being held in Florida there can always be a single holdout on the jury who “nulifies” a reasonable guilty verdict. Plus the pro-Trump Judge may delay or act in such a way that Trump skates free, at least until the election. If Trump is not convicted, his crazy followers will be re-animated as well.

Trump will be facing federal and state indictments - and state convictions can't be pardoned by Trump or his VP.

 

[Dragonlady]

Don’t agree at all. Most Democrats don’t want to take any chances like that. They also care too much for the country to want to see it go through election madness with Trump again, even or especially if he is in jail, even if they do win big. We don’t want Trump to go down as a martyr, just as a loser.

Better for the country by far if Republicans wake up and drop this dangerous clown asap, and start on the long road back to sanity. Most Democrats also probably don’t want Biden to run either! Not because he has done a terrible job. He hasn’t. He’s done OK. But he is just too old, and somewhat politically damaged.

Biden is not crazy like Trump. He seems to know he must rely on others — and there is a huge team behind him. But he has shown bad judgement in some things and he could collapse just when the nation might need a steady leader — like during the election!

I strongly disagree that Biden is politically “damaged”. Nobody is buying the bullshit Republicans are selling.

Biden isn’t senile and he proves that every single day. And so far all we have are the usual, Republic County, allegations of corruption, and bribery that they’ve been making against Democrats, onnno evidence, since Clinton was in office.

 

[EvilCat Breath]

Democrats are convinced that the power of fraud can overcome any election.

 

[Lakhota]

Democrats are convinced that the power of fraud can overcome any election.

More NaziCon projection.

 

[C_Clayton_Jones]

Those are sad facts. The founding fathers never anticipated a Donald Trump. I sometimes question if he's even human.

Good point.

The problem is the Framers’ original intent for the executive branch was for the president to be a passive administrator – co-equal to the other two branches of the Federal government, but in the functioning scheme of things unimportant and with little power.

That’s why the states elect the president, not the people – the president was to be a figurehead and lackey of Congress – it was to be Congress (the Senate in particular, representing the states) that would govern the country.

Today we have the monstrous aberration that is the Imperial Presidency – with sweeping power and authority never sanctioned by the Framers.

 

[EvilCat Breath]

No matter what happens with Trump, Republicans should have a plan of revenge against enemy democrats.