GiddyGap@lemm.ee to News@lemmy.world · 10 months agoRepublican Texas AG Ken Paxton is acquitted of corruption charges at historic impeachment trialapnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square39fedilinkarrow-up1267arrow-down17
arrow-up1260arrow-down1external-linkRepublican Texas AG Ken Paxton is acquitted of corruption charges at historic impeachment trialapnews.comGiddyGap@lemm.ee to News@lemmy.world · 10 months agomessage-square39fedilink
minus-square4am@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up32arrow-down5·10 months agoRepublicans brought charges just to acquit, because he can’t face trial again due to double jeopardy.
minus-squarethemeatbridge@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up23·10 months 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-up22·10 months agoIt’s not a criminal trial, double jeopardy does not apply.
minus-squareSkybreakerEngineer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·10 months 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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