@[email protected] to [email protected] • 2 years agoRepublican Texas AG Ken Paxton is acquitted of corruption charges at historic impeachment trialapnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square29fedilinkarrow-up1251
arrow-up1251external-linkRepublican Texas AG Ken Paxton is acquitted of corruption charges at historic impeachment trialapnews.com@[email protected] to [email protected] • 2 years agomessage-square29fedilink
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink32•2 years agoRepublicans brought charges just to acquit, because he can’t face trial again due to double jeopardy.
minus-squarethemeatbridgelinkfedilink22•2 years agoHe can face a criminal trial if he’s charged. But he probably won’t be, since he’s the attorney general.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink7•2 years agoIf he would stop commiting crimes, but I am sure he will not.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish15•2 years agoImpeachment doesn’t trigger double jeopardy, all it can do is kick you out of office or not
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink21•2 years agoIt’s not a criminal trial, double jeopardy does not apply.
Republicans brought charges just to acquit, because he can’t face trial again due to double jeopardy.
He can face a criminal trial if he’s charged. But he probably won’t be, since he’s the attorney general.
If he would stop commiting crimes, but I am sure he will not.
Impeachment doesn’t trigger double jeopardy, all it can do is kick you out of office or not
It’s not a criminal trial, double jeopardy does not apply.