Fogdog
Well-Known Member
Their money, the political support that money buys and their criminal connections have always kept them safe. I don't think it's a done deal that they are either safe or will pay for their crimes. It's going take a long time and if if should come down to a court trials, anything can happen.If the Trump clan has a good think they must realize that their situation is precarious. They really could be in serious trouble.
Still though, I want my government to investigate and charge them for their crimes when they have a good case. Once Trump is out of office, he loses many of the protections he had as prez. It's a good thing the Senate doesn't have the power to grant immunity.
Trump can still make it very hard for the FBI to investigate him next year
From a self-pardon to ordering Justice Department memos, the president has the power to protect himself
In short, Trump won’t be in the clear, no matter what he does, once he no longer has the protection of the presidency. This is especially true when we consider that the FBI’s counterintelligence interest in Trump will continue even after he leaves office: He’ll still know highly classified information, so it will be more important than ever for the intelligence community to know whether foreign countries have any leverage they can exploit over the former president. This would provide grounds for further investigation into Trump’s, and the Trump Organization’s, financial entanglements abroad.
Still, before Trump leaves office, he has the power to muck up any cases that could be made against him by a future Justice Department — enough to set up Biden to continue as the villain in the same “witch hunt” narrative Trump has been talking about for the past four years.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/11/09/trump-justice-department-pardon/