Questions tagged [president]
Questions related to the office of President, a politician who is the leader of a country or a division or part of a country. Use this tag with the relevant country tag.
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Can a United States President issue a self-pardon?
In the event a President is accused or found guilty of a serious crime while in office, can they pardon themselves for it?
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Can a President be impeached after leaving office?
Suppose for the sake of the question that:
hypothetical U.S. President Liam Duke begins to be formally impeached on Jan 19, the day before the next President is sworn in.
President Duke is in fact ...
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Is there precedent or are there procedures for a US president refusing to concede to an electoral defeat?
I am wondering what would happen if an incumbent US President were to lose a presidential election, but refuse to accept the result and to concede defeat (even after any legitimate challenges and ...
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What would happen if vote tallies were discovered to be changed?
On Monday, the directors of the FBI and National Security Agency testified before the House Intelligence Committee.
During the hearing, the House Intelligence Chairman asked Mike Rogers if votes ...
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Is there any recourse to remove a dissatisfactory president even if he hasn't broken the law?
So, lets say a certain wig-wearing candidate were elected president, and he decided to (contrary to certain campaign promises) not commit several violations of the constitution into law; Lets say he ...
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If a president is impeached and removed from power, do they lose all benefits usually afforded to presidents when they leave office?
It is my understanding that there are a number of benefits bestowed to presidents when they leave office. These include a lucrative pension, $1 million travel budget per year, personal protection etc....
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Are the US President's phone calls recorded?
Apparently the official phone calls of the US President are recorded and transcripts are made. This process has apparently resulted in multiple phone conversations being revealed to the public by ...
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What happens if President Trump has been found to be colluding with Russia?
What happens if it is proven that President Trump has been colluding with Russia during his campaign? Does he go to trial or get impeached? Or does nothing happen?
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Result if a sitting president was found ineligible by surprise discovery of origin
What happens if, after a few years, a sitting President was found in a surprise revelation, and through no fault of their own, to have been utterly ineligible for that office because of both where ...
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What has Donald Trump accomplished as a president (objectively)? [closed]
I define an accomplishment as a well-defined stated goal that has been successfully met. The goal may have been stated by Trump directly, at some point in his political career, or it may be a goal ...
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Why have unpopular figures like Putin publicly supported Trump? [closed]
Why have Putin and Kim Jong Un publicly supported Trump? Presumably they want Trump to win, but they must know that they themselves are wildly unpopular in America. The leaders of Russia and North ...
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Is there a legal way that can be used to force the President of United States undergo a mental health examination?
Important note: although I use references about the current President, my question should be regarded as a general one, not specifically related to Donald Trump.
According to this article Donald ...
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How often a post WWII US president said publicly that the leader of another country must go? (e.g. "For God’s sake, this man cannot remain in power")
US President Biden concluded his March 27, 2022 speech in Poland with the words
For God’s sake, this man cannot remain in power.
(e.g. CBS News's video Biden says Putin "cannot remain in power&...
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What can be done about a US president who refuses to co-operate with an impeachment panel?
Is it possible to prevent a sitting US President from hindering an impeachment investigation against him or her?
The Washington Post just reported that:
Trump personal attorney Rudolph W. Giuliani ...
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What powers does a US president have between the end of an election and the inauguration of the next president?
I read a tweet earlier asking the hypothetical question of "what could Trump do between November and January if he lost the election?"
In the UK, the election is lost and the winners enter ...
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