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There is nothing ‘ministerial' about arresting a former president

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There is nothing ‘ministerial' about arresting a former president

by Conn Carroll, Commentary Editor
March 31, 2023 12:28 PM

Hours after a spokesman from Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office confirmed reports that a grand jury had indicted former President Donald Trump, Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) issued a statement that read: “Florida will not assist in an extradition request given the questionable circumstances at issue with this Soros-backed Manhattan prosecutor and his political agenda.”

Democrats quickly attacked DeSantis, noting that Article 4, Section 2 of the Constitution reads:


--- Quote ---A Person charged in any State with Treason, Felony, or other Crime, who shall flee from Justice, and be found in another State, shall on demand of the executive Authority of the State from which he fled, be delivered up, to be removed to the State having Jurisdiction of the Crime.
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Open-and-shut case, right? Trump has been charged with a crime in New York, so Florida is constitutionally required to deliver Trump to Manhattan.

Not so fast. For more than 100 years, it was a lot more complicated.

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https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/nothing-ministerial-about-arresting-former-president

Hoodat:

--- Quote ---A Person charged in any State with Treason, Felony, or other Crime, who shall flee from Justice, and be found in another State, shall on demand of the executive Authority of the State from which he fled  .  .  .
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Trump did not flee from NY to avoid prosecution, nor did he flee to Florida for the same.  And he has no legal obligation to travel to NY on his own time and expense to submit himself to an illegal prosecution by a prosecutor with zero standing.  Trump can be arraigned by video conference from Florida, or he can waive arraignment altogether.  All that is needed is for his lawyer to enter a plea on his behalf.

Right_in_Virginia:
President Trump is the man who entered North Korea alone.

Why would he choose to start hiding now?

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