Another day, another Trurmp indictment
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Yeah, briefly. None have ever been more indicted than Trump, by almost any margin.
I think you've got: Johnson, Nixon, then Trump who've been impeached.
Johnson was removed, but I don't think charged with a crime.
IIRC Nixon was indicted with something after resigning, but then was pardoned by Gerald Ford.
That means prior to Trump, no president was convicted of anything.
Trump is the only President, or presidential candidate that I can think of, that has been indicted and convicted, let alone indicted a bajillion times, let alone impeached twice.
And to be clear, as far as I can tell, Donald Trump did not directly allow, endorse, or participate in any crimes against humanity, or commit any wartime atrocities, or break serious international law. (Except once, he assassinated a member of the Iranian government on a diplomatic mission. Funny, practical, and not really argued against by the establishment; but it was illegal).
Trump hasn't even gone to trial yet on any of the indictments. How can he have been convicted of anything? Am I missing something?
Pretty sure he was "convicted" partially in that sexual assault case where the lady based her assault story off of an episode of Law and Order. Perhaps that is what they are talking about? But I'm pretty sure that is a civil case and not one of the indictments being discussed.
And I'm not an expert on legal jargon but I doubt the word "convicted" even applies when losing a civil judgement.
Oh, the E. Jean Carrol lawsuit he lost. Right. A BS rape charge degraded to a lawsuit for I forget what.
/u/OldBullLee ^ this is the conviction I was talking about.
Normally, former presidents aren't indicted on anything at all.