Quote (thesnipa @ Aug 24 2018 12:40pm)
it's almost like Trump has multiple governors that dislike him and would instantly bring charges on a state level if and when trump pardons them on the federal level.
now please tell me again that double jeopardy counts in 2 different jurisdictions (state and federal) so i can have another good laugh at your legal ignorance. double jeopardy counts only for the same jurisdiction, not 2 different ones, like the federal and state system. thus Trump only being able to pardon in ONE and the 50 governors having the power to pardon in the 50 other jurisdictions.
go ahead and deny that governors would charge manafort to get him, there's about 20 with overt political motivations that would do it just to fuck up trump. they wont bother charging manafort unless he's pardoned, its beating a dead horse.
post that pic again genius, but this time in the mirror.
If Trump pardons Manafort and then a state brings up charges, that would involve double jeopardy, which isn't legal. But you would know that, since you took 5th grade Civics. :/
Oh, and I'll let the NY AG explain double jeopardy to you. You're getting really good at being wrong.
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When asked directly about the Manafort and Cohen cases, the New York State Attorney General's Office, which would likely be the office to prosecute any crimes related to Cohen, who was based in the state, told ABC News it cannot comment on potential or ongoing investigations.
But the office did note that it has been fighting to close a loophole in the state's double jeopardy laws, intended to protect someone from being tried for the same crime more than once, that could effectively stop someone who has been pardoned at the federal level from facing similar state charges.
"New York’s double jeopardy laws go well beyond constitutional requirements and the standards used by many other states – and could unintentionally insulate someone pardoned by the president from subsequent prosecution for related state crimes," spokesperson Amy Spitalnick of the New York State Attorney General's office said.
