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The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,761 posts) Wed Sep 5, 2018, 04:54 PM Sep 2018

I wonder what Kavanaugh would say if he was asked

whether a president could be arrested, charged or tried for murder if he shot somebody on 5th Avenue on national television?

Seriously. Let's say Trump stuck a pistol in his pocket, showed up for a scheduled press conference, and shot a CNN reporter in the forehead because said reporter represented "an enemy of the people." Would Kavanaugh say he could not be arrested? Would he be able to stay in office until/unless he's impeached and not even charged with murder until he's out of office? Could the murder even be investigated? Could Trump be questioned or detained? A GOP Senate might be more likely to impeach him if he actually killed someone (though I'm no longer even sure of that), but the process takes months, and in the meantime he'd be in office, unconstrained and unimpeded. Would Kavanaugh be OK with that? Sounds like he might be.

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I wonder what Kavanaugh would say if he was asked (Original Post) The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2018 OP

He would say they are not above the law, but do the opposite but only if it was a repub Eliot Rosewater Sep 2018 #1

He would say, "I decline to answer hypotheticals" ProudLib72 Sep 2018 #2

We already know AndJusticeForSome Sep 2018 #3

:) Sen. Leahy did ask him if a president could pardon himself Hortensis Sep 2018 #4

He needs the full Dukakis while we're at it eleny Sep 2018 #5

Eliot Rosewater

(31,112 posts)

1. He would say they are not above the law, but do the opposite but only if it was a repub

Reply to The Velveteen Ocelot (Original post)

Wed Sep 5, 2018, 04:55 PM

Sep 2018

These are not patriots, or for that matter law abiders.

These are criminals in suits with law degrees.

ProudLib72

(17,984 posts)

2. He would say, "I decline to answer hypotheticals"

Reply to The Velveteen Ocelot (Original post)

Wed Sep 5, 2018, 04:58 PM

Sep 2018

And then when it actually happens he would be there reloading for the Rump.

AndJusticeForSome

(537 posts)

3. We already know

Reply to The Velveteen Ocelot (Original post)

Wed Sep 5, 2018, 04:59 PM

Sep 2018

He would say it is inappropriate to publicly speculate on hypotheticals.

Hortensis

(58,785 posts)

4. :) Sen. Leahy did ask him if a president could pardon himself

Reply to The Velveteen Ocelot (Original post)

Wed Sep 5, 2018, 05:01 PM

Sep 2018

or someone else in exchange for a bribe for a promise not to testify against him.

Kavanaugh refused to answer, saying it'd been litigated before and, I believe, that it was actually 2 questions, so obviously he couldn't answer, or some other of the dishonest waffling that's all a blur.

eleny

(46,166 posts)

5. He needs the full Dukakis while we're at it

Reply to The Velveteen Ocelot (Original post)

Wed Sep 5, 2018, 05:05 PM

Sep 2018

What would he do if one of his daughters was raped, left for dead and became pregnant from the assault. Let the fascist pig answer that in front of his daughters.

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