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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forumsok what would be the VERY WORSE charge Mueller could
file against tRump?
MineralMan
(146,329 posts)because it could never be successfully prosecuted.
bluestarone
(17,030 posts)MineralMan
(146,329 posts)Treason is a very specific crime, and the conditions do not currently exist.
Wounded Bear
(58,706 posts)Espionage is a statutory crime, not constitutional.
MineralMan
(146,329 posts)Much easier to prosecute.
Wounded Bear
(58,706 posts)He could get an espionage charge for collaborating (I've decided to stop saying collusion). And, of course, the obstruction case is coming together. The worst thing FOR TRUMP would be the money laundering conviction, in which it is publicly shown that he isn't the great businessman he thinks he is and all of his profits came from Russian oligarchs and criminals.
Trump doesn't understand constitutional problems. He does understand that he doesn't want the open sewer of his financial dealings exposed.
bluestarone
(17,030 posts)bullimiami
(13,103 posts)And those could be prosecuted at the state level.
L. Coyote
(51,129 posts)But what I'm hoping is that Mueller finds the billion $$$$ Trump hid overseas and claimed as a loss so he could avoid taxes for 20 years.
That's why he thinks he's a genius!
Link to tweet
DFW
(54,436 posts)If you're not a Trump supporter, then it would be a charge that would put him, Pence, and his business associates (including those in office and family members) behind bars.
If you're Trump or one of his sycophants, it would be a charge that makes even your former supporters abandon you after laughing at you.
Chasstev365
(5,191 posts)Treason, pure and simple.
Even SOME deplorables might finally get it!