Mastodawn

Laffy Jul 1, 2024

Mystal:

Here's a question: Why would any president ever be impeached now? If presidents are absolutely immune from prosecution for "high crimes," then what's the theory of a future impeachment? "The President is allowed to do this, but we don't like it"?

Like, remember when Mitch McConnell argued that they *didn't* have to convict Trump in the Senate because he remains legally accountable for all he did as President?

That, turns out, was a lie.

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CassandraVert

@GottaLaff
If an employee causes damage in the scope of employment, the employer may be liable. But if an employee commits a crime--say, if he delivers a package to a store and then robs the store--the employer is not liable AND the employee cannot use the excuse that he was within the scope of employment because the crime was unrelated to job requirements.
Don't you think a judge could use this reasoning to find liability for Jan 6 and other crimes?