• Esqplorer@lemmy.zip
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    6 months ago

    It’s not case by case, but crime by crime. It should be decided on a basis of rule of law as to which specific crimes, such as those reflecting character and not just a lapse in judgement.

    Trump has many convictions reflecting on his character in this one trial.

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      6 months ago

      Problem with that is you can’t attack someone’s character in court unless they try to use it as a defense so there’s no way that’s getting into the constitution in our lifetimes.

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        6 months ago

        You absolutely can reference character. It just isn’t itself evidence of other crimes.