https://www.politicususa.com/2019/01/16/senator-says-congress-is-almost-ready-to-indict-trump.html


Sheldon Whitehouse, the senior Democratic senator from Rhode Island, said yesterday that Congress is almost ready to indict President Donald Trump. He also indicated that he is hopeful that Trump may soon face actual criminal charges.
Whitehouse, a former U.S. attorney and attorney general for Rhode Island, was on CNN Tuesday night speaking to anchor Chris Cuomo. He admitted that while Congress is closing in on Trump, more evidence is still required for them to make an air-tight legal case, saying:

“I do not at all subscribe to the Office of Legal Counsel theory that a president can’t be indicted. I think that if there are crimes that he has committed he should be indicted.”

“I think that the Office of Legal Counsel and the Department of Justice bends over backward to take the most executive branch-friendly position that it possibly can. But I think a court taking a look at this would say, ‘No, no no, no, no.’”

The Office of Legal Counsel has taken the position that issuing criminal indictments to a sitting president would “undermine the capacity of the executive branch to perform its constitutionally assigned functions.”
But Whitehouse referred to “the Nixon precedents and others,” which he believes do not support the idea that a president will “not being answerable to the public in any way.”

He also added that having an unanswerable president would be very dangerous for the country, saying:
“It would create a terrible situation—you’ve got a president who the public knows is the subject of criminal investigation, may very well be involved in criminal activity, and you don’t get a resolution of that question. You don’t get pressure on him to answer questions and get out—that doesn’t seem like an appropriate way to deal with it.”
The former prosecutor also said he would like investigators to have more time to develop the evidence against Trump to make criminal charges stick, saying, “I would want to know a lot more.”

Then he added:
“We are certainly in a mode, I believe, of moving toward indictment and charges of the president. But I do not believe, based on what I know― Mueller may know more―that we’re at the stage right now of actually being able to make the charge.”

“I think that there is a lot of circumstantial evidence that has piled up that one perhaps could take to a jury. But as a prosecutor carrying the burden of persuasion with reasonable doubt on the defendant’s side, I’d want to keep investigating and try to get some really direct evidence.”

Many people, including former Justice Department officials and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, believe Donald Trump can be — and should be — indicted for his crimes. Based on these new comments from Sen. Whitehouse it appears that the time for Trump’s indictment may be coming soon.

https://www.politicususa.com/2019/01/16/senator-says-congress-is-almost-ready-to-indict-trump.html


Sheldon Whitehouse, the senior Democratic senator from Rhode Island, said yesterday that Congress is almost ready to indict President Donald Trump. He also indicated that he is hopeful that Trump may soon face actual criminal charges.
Whitehouse, a former U.S. attorney and attorney general for Rhode Island, was on CNN Tuesday night speaking to anchor Chris Cuomo. He admitted that while Congress is closing in on Trump, more evidence is still required for them to make an air-tight legal case, saying:

“I do not at all subscribe to the Office of Legal Counsel theory that a president can’t be indicted. I think that if there are crimes that he has committed he should be indicted.”

“I think that the Office of Legal Counsel and the Department of Justice bends over backward to take the most executive branch-friendly position that it possibly can. But I think a court taking a look at this would say, ‘No, no no, no, no.’”

The Office of Legal Counsel has taken the position that issuing criminal indictments to a sitting president would “undermine the capacity of the executive branch to perform its constitutionally assigned functions.”
But Whitehouse referred to “the Nixon precedents and others,” which he believes do not support the idea that a president will “not being answerable to the public in any way.”

He also added that having an unanswerable president would be very dangerous for the country, saying:
“It would create a terrible situation—you’ve got a president who the public knows is the subject of criminal investigation, may very well be involved in criminal activity, and you don’t get a resolution of that question. You don’t get pressure on him to answer questions and get out—that doesn’t seem like an appropriate way to deal with it.”
The former prosecutor also said he would like investigators to have more time to develop the evidence against Trump to make criminal charges stick, saying, “I would want to know a lot more.”

Then he added:
“We are certainly in a mode, I believe, of moving toward indictment and charges of the president. But I do not believe, based on what I know― Mueller may know more―that we’re at the stage right now of actually being able to make the charge.”

“I think that there is a lot of circumstantial evidence that has piled up that one perhaps could take to a jury. But as a prosecutor carrying the burden of persuasion with reasonable doubt on the defendant’s side, I’d want to keep investigating and try to get some really direct evidence.”

Many people, including former Justice Department officials and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, believe Donald Trump can be — and should be — indicted for his crimes. Based on these new comments from Sen. Whitehouse it appears that the time for Trump’s indictment may be coming soon.

Another factual post. But Bad Bob what is being forgotten is the Office of Legal council just formed an opinion. There is nothing in the constitution that says a sitting president cannot be indicted.

The Office of legal council did not address if Congress found crimes committed by the president then he should be impeached and then indicted.

What should be a concern is the Muellar report cannot be released unless the AG chooses to do so and he can also edit the report as he sees fit. He can edit anything that may point to Trumps guilt. And leave anything that can be twisted that will show he had nothing to do with his advisors colluding.

The special council is not charged with providing a public accounting. That’s done by the AG.

But Muellar is not stupid he already has secret indictments with th courts with the grand jury and they remain secret until the offenders are charged then it becomes public information.

These secret indictments I am sure they are directed at the Trump crime family.

But now that the democrats have control of the House a real congressional investigation will be done. So there is lots of evidence that will become public.

It’s a tough thing now that Trump is starting to realize that congress has subpeana power and compel Trumps people to answer questions under oath.

So one way or another that full report will come out.

Have you looked into this issue.

Another factual post. But Bad Bob what is being forgotten is the Office of Legal council just formed an opinion. There is nothing in the constitution that says a sitting president cannot be indicted.

The Office of legal council did not address if Congress found crimes committed by the president then he should be impeached and then indicted.

What should be a concern is the Muellar report cannot be released unless the AG chooses to do so and he can also edit the report as he sees fit. He can edit anything that may point to Trumps guilt. And leave anything that can be twisted that will show he had nothing to do with his advisors colluding.

The special council is not charged with providing a public accounting. That’s done by the AG.

But Muellar is not stupid he already has secret indictments with th courts with the grand jury and they remain secret until the offenders are charged then it becomes public information.

These secret indictments I am sure they are directed at the Trump crime family.

But now that the democrats have control of the House a real congressional investigation will be done. So there is lots of evidence that will become public.

It’s a tough thing now that Trump is starting to realize that congress has subpeana power and compel Trumps people to answer questions under oath.

So one way or another that full report will come out.

Have you looked into this issue.

I have a top secret clearance, the way clearances work if any contact with Russians were not disclosed it would mean an immediate suspension of any access to classified information. It would be over.

Trump divulged Israeli sensitive information to Russian diplomats early on. It seems that it resulted in allies refusing to share sensitive information relevant to Russia because they know it will get to Putin.

In any sane world a president that can't be trusted with classified information shouldn't be president any longer, it should be over right then right there.

There is no conceivable reason for Trump, when he is already under suspicion, to meet with Putin alone.