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    Even though the federal Department for Justice has a standing policy against prosecuting election-related offences within two months of an election, there’s still the possibility that the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania can prosecute him for offences committed under Pennsylvania’s state election law.

    The governor of Pennsylvania has expressed some openness to this happening.

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      So when you commit a crime, do they like, arrest your ass prompty and shove you in the legal system for potentially years or do they express some openness to it happening.

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        Well, you see, that depends on whether you have a team of highly-paid defence lawyers that can get you off if the prosecution makes even the slightest mistake in their case.

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          Or by making no mistake at all and taking advantage of the legal system, or worse the presidency…

          It still makes the point of the article and it absolutely shouldn’t be this way.