# Delay in prosecution of Trump **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [September 15, 2021, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/delay-in-prosecution-of-trump/950708 "2021-09-15T17:47:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 49
**Author:** ![Ann\_Hedonia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ann_hedonia/32/319_2.png) [@Ann\_Hedonia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ann_Hedonia)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2021, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/delay-in-prosecution-of-trump/950708/49 "2021-09-17T13:18:24Z")
> [@Sam\_Stone](#): > > He did things which were impeachable. Which things did he do in office that were violations of criminal law, which a completely different standard? Can you name the statutes he violated? IANAL but I could make a strong case for: > **[18 U.S. Code Chapter 29 - ELECTIONS AND POLITICAL ACTIVITIES](https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/part-I/chapter-29)** 18 USC 599 Promise of political appointment by candidate 18 USC 600 Promise of employment or other benefit for political activity 18 USC 601 Deprivation of employment or other benefit for political contribution 18 USC 606 Intimidation to secure political contributions 18 USC 607 Place of Solicitation 18 USC 610 Coercion of Political Activity. Just because he broke those laws openly and repeatedly and pretended those particular laws didn’t exist doesn’t mean that they don’t. And they should hit his corrupt cronies for violations of the Hatch Act. That’s just for stuff he did while in office. I’m sure I could come up with more if I were a lawyer, or if I had more than 15 minutes this morning to research. Then there’s the crimes he committed post-election. > **[18 U.S. Code Chapter 115 - TREASON, SEDITION, AND SUBVERSIVE ACTIVITIES](https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/part-I/chapter-115)** 18 USC 2383 - Rebellion or Insurrection 18 USC 2384 - Seditious Conspiracy 18 USC 2385 -Advocating for the Overthrow of the US Government 18 USC 2389 -Recruiting for Service against the United States --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/delay-in-prosecution-of-trump/950708)._