Thursday, February 6, 2020

Has Nervous Nancy committed a crime?

Following Still-President Trump's stirring State of the Union address Tuesday night, Nervous Nancy Pelosi ostentatiously ripped up the copy of the speech which was handed to her at the opening of proceedings.


At least, I think it was the speech. It might have been the Articles of Impeachment which the Senate found unfounded the next day. But assuming it was indeed her copy of the President's speech, Ms Pelosi should lawyer up and get ready to defend herself against criminal charges. Check out this provision of the U.S. Code.

18 U.S. Code § 2071.Concealment, removal, or mutilation generally

(a) Whoever willfully and unlawfully conceals, removes, mutilates, obliterates, or destroys, or attempts to do so, or, with intent to do so takes and carries away any record, proceeding, map, book, paper, document, or other thing, filed or deposited with any clerk or officer of any court of the United States, or in any public office, or with any judicial or public officer of the United States, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than three years, or both.

(b) Whoever, having the custody of any such record, proceeding, map, book, document, paper, or other thing, willfully and unlawfully conceals, removes, mutilates, obliterates, falsifies, or destroys the same, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than three years, or both; and shall forfeit his office and be disqualified from holding any office under the United States. As used in this subsection, the term “office” does not include the office held by any person as a retired officer of the Armed Forces of the United States.

Looks like Nervous Nancy's petty publicity stunt could have some major consequences... unless of course President Trump, magnanimous man that he is, decides to forgive her!

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