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The web page explores the legal and constitutional issues of indicting a sitting or former president in the US. It reviews the background, arguments, and sources on both sides of the debate, but does not provide a clear answer.
Feb 26, 2019 · The U.S. Justice Department has a decades-old policy that a sitting president cannot be indicted, indicating that criminal charges against Trump would be unlikely, according to legal...
Aug 22, 2018 · LACOVARA: The Justice Department has taken the position twice that the president is not subject to indictment while in office and that no criminal charges can proceed against him unless he's...
Dec 10, 2018 · The indictment or criminal prosecution of a sitting President would unconstitutionally undermine the capacity of the executive branch to perform its constitutionally assigned functions. Attachment. op-olc-v024-p0222_0.pdf. Updated December 10, 2018.
Aug 29, 2018 · Can a sitting president be indicted? We explain with a flowchart. Robert Mueller said a sitting president can’t be indicted. This question isn’t as settled as he says. by Alvin Chang. May...
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Sep 9, 2019 · The Supreme Court has never ruled on whether a sitting president may be indicted, and some constitutional experts and prosecutors disagree with the OLC opinions.
May 29, 2017 · May 29, 2017. WASHINGTON — The Constitution does not answer every question. It includes detailed instructions, for instance, about how Congress may remove a president who has committed serious...
