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-square39fedilinkarrow-up1262arrow-down16
arrow-up1256arrow-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-square39fedilink
minus-square4am@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up32arrow-down5·1 year agoRepublicans brought charges just to acquit, because he can’t face trial again due to double jeopardy.
minus-squarethemeatbridge@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up23·1 year agoHe can face a criminal trial if he’s charged. But he probably won’t be, since he’s the attorney general.
minus-squareAstroturfed@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up22·1 year agoIt’s not a criminal trial, double jeopardy does not apply.
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
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.
It’s not a criminal trial, double jeopardy does not apply.
Impeachment doesn’t trigger double jeopardy, all it can do is kick you out of office or not
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