Post #3542260
2026-07-02 06:42 UTC
"Impeachment and criminal prosecution serve entirely different purposes. Impeachment is a remedial tool designed to protect the government by removing dangerous officeholders. Criminal prosecution punishes individuals for violating the law. A Senate acquittal may reflect a judgment that the conduct was not a “high crime or misdemeanor” worthy of removal rather than a factual finding of innocence. That political judgment has no binding effect on a criminal court applying criminal statutes."
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@bweller@mstdn.social 2026-07-02 06:44
The fact that we can't even get an impeachment to -stick-, let alone criminal charges tells you the people claiming authority are criminals