Are Presidents not allowed to investigate past Admins?

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Irish

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Asking a real question, not just trolling JPP leftists.

Let's say Obama is in his 1st term and he learns Cheney had some shady doings in Iraq. So he leans on the Iraqi govt to investigate what happened. And let's say Cheney decides to run in 2012. Does this mean Obama admin MUST halt all investigations and ask Iraq to back off, because he is now a "domestic rival?"

What if a former VP has committed murder. The current admin has to stop because he/she decided to run for potus? This argument makes no sense, and is weak.

On the other foot. I could see Trump trying to use this to his advantage for sure, and his China threat was just as dumb. But again don't admins have the right to investigate? They are the executive branch.

-Irish
 
Irish said:
Asking a real question, not just trolling JPP leftists.

Let's say Obama is in his 1st term and he learns Cheney had some shady doings in Iraq. So he leans on the Iraqi govt to investigate what happened. And let's say Cheney decides to run in 2012. Does this mean Obama admin MUST halt all investigations and ask Iraq to back off, because he is now a "domestic rival?"

What if a former VP has committed murder. The current admin has to stop because he/she decided to run for potus? This argument makes no sense, and is weak.

On the other foot. I could see Trump trying to use this to his advantage for sure, and his China threat was just as dumb. But again don't admins have the right to investigate? They are the executive branch.

-Irish
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Trump had 3 years to investigate the Bidens , but nothing happened until Joe became a Presidential candidate. You are trying to use the Hillary playbook once again, but it won't work
 
floridafan said:
Trump had 3 years to investigate the Bidens , but nothing happened until Joe became a Presidential candidate. You are trying to use the Hillary playbook once again, but it won't work
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Exactly, little fact the Trumpkins ignore

Plus, the decade old investigation happy GOP House also had plenty of opportunity including when all the supposed Biden corruption was occurring
 
Irish said:
Are Presidents not allowed to investigate past Admins?

Asking a real question, not just trolling JPP leftists.
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That's not how we do things in a democratic republic such as America, comrade.

Your Kremlin overlords did not do a proper job educating you on our system.

The president is not a dictator who decides if his political opponents are to be investigated.

That was the fertile terrain of your beloved Comrade Stalin.

In the United States of America, a purportedly non-partisan Department of Justice, and U.S. Attorneys decide what if any alleged crimes need to be investigated using proper standards of evidence, inquiry, and examination.
 
floridafan said:
Trump had 3 years to investigate the Bidens , but nothing happened until Joe became a Presidential candidate. You are trying to use the Hillary playbook once again, but it won't work
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Lol, yeah right, if Trump had tried to investigate corruption while he was under investigation by your bogus special counsel, you idiots would have been screaming bloody murder. I mean, at least more than usual.
 
countryboy said:
Lol, yeah right, if Trump had tried to investigate corruption while he was under investigation by your bogus special counsel, you idiots would have been screaming bloody murder. I mean, at least more than usual.
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Not true, he was still talking the debunked conspiracies and nothing was stopping his GOP House, in fact, the same GOP House could have investigated Biden when his supposed illegalities were occurring
 
countryboy said:
Lol, yeah right, if Trump had tried to investigate corruption while he was under investigation by your bogus special counsel, you idiots would have been screaming bloody murder. I mean, at least more than usual.
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The republican congress for 6 years under Obama also had the opportunity to investigate Biden and did nothing. You are full of excuses
 
Cypress said:
That's not how we do things in a democratic republic such as America, comrade.

Your Kremlin overlords did not do a proper job educating you on our system.

The president is not a dictator who decides if his political opponents are to be investigated.

That was the fertile terrain of your beloved Comrade Stalin.

In the United States of America, a purportedly non-partisan Department of Justice, and U.S. Attorneys decide what if any alleged crimes need to be investigated using proper standards of evidence, inquiry, and examination.
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:laugh: Fuck you
 
countryboy said:
Lol, yeah right, if Trump had tried to investigate corruption while he was under investigation by your bogus special counsel, you idiots would have been screaming bloody murder. I mean, at least more than usual.
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Is that possible? They freak out if he combs his hair wrong.
 
Irish said:
Asking a real question, not just trolling JPP leftists.

Let's say Obama is in his 1st term and he learns Cheney had some shady doings in Iraq. So he leans on the Iraqi govt to investigate what happened. And let's say Cheney decides to run in 2012. Does this mean Obama admin MUST halt all investigations and ask Iraq to back off, because he is now a "domestic rival?"

What if a former VP has committed murder. The current admin has to stop because he/she decided to run for potus? This argument makes no sense, and is weak.

On the other foot. I could see Trump trying to use this to his advantage for sure, and his China threat was just as dumb. But again don't admins have the right to investigate? They are the executive branch.

-Irish
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Cheney and bush did shady shit......they murdered millions based on a lie, they stole billions of dollars from Americans and Iraqies and NOTHING happened to them.

We didn't need Iraq to look into ANYTHING........WHITE AMERICAN PEOPLE KNEW WHAT HAPPENED AND LET IT SLIDE...………...BUSH, CHENEY AND THE ENTIRE REPUBLICAN ADMINISTRATIN SHOULD BE LOCKED UP ALONG WITH ANY DEMOCRAT WHO WENT ALONG WITH THE CROOKS.
 
Presidents do not have that power. The power of investigation resides in the house.
It is different now. If Trump thought Obama did something illegal, he could get Russia or the Ukraine to investigate.,
 
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