Quote Originally Posted by eddiememphis View Post
As to the health stuff, under what law would the cover-uppers be prosecuted?

There is no legal obligation for a president to disclose health matters. Criminal fraud would be very difficult to prove in court. Being charged with failure to act upon the 25th amendment by covering up the health concerns is very unlikely to result in criminal charges.

So while it is nice to imagine liars and fraudsters being locked up for the massive amount of wool they attempted to pull over everyone's eyes, prosecution and jail seems very very unlikely.

"Hidden management of the Presidency"? That is more possible to result in criminal charges, although not very likely. Forgery, fraud, obstruction and perjury are possible charges but again, very difficult to prove in court.

We know that all of the above probably occurred multiple times but proving it in court would be almost impossible.
I don't think covering up his state itself is a crime. However, doing so in order to make fraudulent use of his official powers would be.

I still think there's a reasonable chance he has a "miraculous recovery" in a year or two when the autopen and other scandals die down, especially if the Democrats get control of the House. This is a perfect dodge to avoid investigation and prosecution of his misuse of office, official bribery, failure to register as a foreign agent, etc. After all, who would bother prosecuting a poor old man who probably won't live out the year?

I'm more affected by Scott Adams' revelation of HIS prostate cancer diagnosis.