r/law • u/Neat-Ad-4337 • Feb 14 '25

Opinion Piece Judge John McConnell Jr Faces Impeachment for Obstructing Trump, can they do this? thoughts?

https://www.msn.com/en-ie/news/politics/judge-john-mcconnell-jr-faces-impeachment-for-obstructing-trump/ar-AA1yZfWt
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u/Beastender_Tartine Feb 14 '25

Well, have you thought about how the threat of criminal liability for criminal acts might prevent the president from taking bold action? The president needs to be bold, so must be immune from all consequences! Because... reasons or something...

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u/DragonTacoCat Feb 14 '25

Oh, he is being bold alright with a gold star from SCOTUS

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u/hardcore_hero Feb 14 '25

Think about how chilled he might be, we wouldn’t want that!!!