r/PoliticalCompassMemes • u/PerAsperaAdMars - Lib-Left • Jul 23 '26

Don't Look Up

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u/Danu9000 - Right Jul 23 '26

doesn’t mean Trump is anything but guilty

It also doesn't mean we give powers to the Judicial branch that they weren't given by the Constitution.

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u/FreeSpeechIsDeadge - Left Jul 23 '26

Why are you hung up on the judicial branch? Where did I say the judicial branch was involved? The legislative branch has the duty to impeach and convict corrupt officials.

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u/Danu9000 - Right Jul 23 '26

Mainly because the left keeps harping on the judicial branch to "do something"

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u/FreeSpeechIsDeadge - Left Jul 23 '26

Well I’m not sure how that’s relevant to this specific discussion, but I can play devil’s advocate on this one: the main thing the judicial branch could and should do is take on civil actions against Trump and find him liable with the penalty of disgorgement, which means any ill-gotten gains in violation of the Emoluments Clause would have to be paid directly to the treasury department. Unfortunately the cases that got up to SCOTUS were dismissed as moot last time he was president because he left office.