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<blockquote data-quote="Box Ox" data-source="post: 4775132" data-attributes="member: 48469"><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/13/us/politics/trump-impeachment-acquittal.html?referringSource=articleShare" target="_blank">For Trump, an Escape, Not an Exoneration</a>“....while he is free of the impeachment threat, Mr. Trump still faces possible legal jeopardy stemming from his efforts to subvert the election through false claims of fraud. Among other things, there are <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/19/us/politics/oath-keepers-capitol-riot.html" target="_blank">criminal investigations in Washington</a> about the riot and <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/10/us/politics/trump-georgia-investigation.html" target="_blank">in Georgia</a> about Mr. Trump’s <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/03/us/politics/trump-raffensperger-call-georgia.html" target="_blank">efforts to pressure state election officials</a> to overturn the results of the state’s vote. Legal experts said the former president could likewise be exposed to civil litigation from victims of the Capitol rampage. And there are <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/29/nyregion/trump-fraud-investigation.html" target="_blank">continuing investigations of his finances in New York</a>.Mr. McConnell seemed to encourage the authorities to pursue Mr. Trump with criminal prosecution, which he said was the constitutionally appropriate means for holding a former president responsible for his actions. Accountability, he said, was still possible.“He didn’t get away with anything — yet,” Mr. McConnell said. “Yet.”</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Box Ox, post: 4775132, member: 48469"] [URL="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/13/us/politics/trump-impeachment-acquittal.html?referringSource=articleShare"]For Trump, an Escape, Not an Exoneration[/URL] “....while he is free of the impeachment threat, Mr. Trump still faces possible legal jeopardy stemming from his efforts to subvert the election through false claims of fraud. Among other things, there are [URL='https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/19/us/politics/oath-keepers-capitol-riot.html']criminal investigations in Washington[/URL] about the riot and [URL='https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/10/us/politics/trump-georgia-investigation.html']in Georgia[/URL] about Mr. Trump’s [URL='https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/03/us/politics/trump-raffensperger-call-georgia.html']efforts to pressure state election officials[/URL] to overturn the results of the state’s vote. Legal experts said the former president could likewise be exposed to civil litigation from victims of the Capitol rampage. And there are [URL='https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/29/nyregion/trump-fraud-investigation.html']continuing investigations of his finances in New York[/URL]. Mr. McConnell seemed to encourage the authorities to pursue Mr. Trump with criminal prosecution, which he said was the constitutionally appropriate means for holding a former president responsible for his actions. Accountability, he said, was still possible. “He didn’t get away with anything — yet,” Mr. McConnell said. “Yet.” [/QUOTE]

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