Former President Donald Trump was indicted for an unprecedented third time on August 1, adding another set of serious federal charges to the mounting legal issues he faces.

    • @FarceMultiplier@lemmy.ca
      30•11 months ago

      If he wins, he pardons himself from federal crimes then uses his powers as Commander in Chief to break himself out of prison for state crimes, thereby creating the ultimate constitutional crisis and tearing the country apart.

      • BarqsHasBite
        3•11 months ago

        Whether or not he can pardon himself is up for debate. So if the founding fathers intended that you can assume office from prison there would be a more defined method.

        • @Neoncamouflage@lemmy.world
          36•11 months ago

          Or we need to admit that the founding fathers may not have predicted literally every possible circumstance to arise in the future hundreds of years.

          • BarqsHasBite
            -2•11 months ago

            This isn’t a new modern invention. The election process is pretty well defined.

        • @Skyrmir@lemmy.world
          10•11 months ago

          It was intentional that you can run and be elected as president from prison. It’s written about contemporaneously. They knew the risk of allowing a president, or administration, jailing their political opponents.

          What’s not clear is if it was meant for a president to be able to pardon themselves. I personally would think not, but many think it’s permissable.