GiddyGap@lemm.ee to News@lemmy.world · 1 year agoRepublican Texas AG Ken Paxton is acquitted of corruption charges at historic impeachment trialapnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square33fedilinkarrow-up1255arrow-down16
arrow-up1249arrow-down1external-linkRepublican Texas AG Ken Paxton is acquitted of corruption charges at historic impeachment trialapnews.comGiddyGap@lemm.ee to News@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square33fedilink
minus-square4am@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up31arrow-down5·1 year agoRepublicans brought charges just to acquit, because he can’t face trial again due to double jeopardy.
minus-squareSkybreakerEngineer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·1 year agoImpeachment doesn’t trigger double jeopardy, all it can do is kick you out of office or not
minus-square30mag@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·1 year agoIf he would stop commiting crimes, but I am sure he will not.
Republicans brought charges just to acquit, because he can’t face trial again due to double jeopardy.
Impeachment doesn’t trigger double jeopardy, all it can do is kick you out of office or not
If he would stop commiting crimes, but I am sure he will not.