rule of lawDepartment of JusticeCan a sitting President be indicted while in office? This critical constitutional question has never been directly answered by any court or legislative body. ThFinkelstein, Claire O.Painter, Richard W.Social Science Electronic Publishing...
There is, namely a scenario where a president is indicted but the trial is delayed until he or she leaves the White House. "One of the ways around the concern of indicting a sitting president and interfering with his ability to execute the functions of the office is one can indict and th...
One of my many wishes for justice is that (after the election), Obumma is held up and truly exposed for the American traitor that he is. Investigating criminal activity is not a crime, sad that a sitting president can’t be indicted, and Trump knows that! Page...
Can a sitting president be indicted for treason? Is grand jury testimony a part of the public record? Does the criminal justice system favor the rich? At what level is a grand jury a guaranteed right? How does the grand jury process work? Is malfeasance in office a felony in Louisiana?
It has never had reason to develop a policy on what to do with an incoming president who has already been indicted. But the rationale for not indicting sitting presidents — that it would interfere with their ability to perform their duties — applies just as well in this hypothetical ...
If he is sentenced to prison and wins the election, Trump's attorneys might argue that sitting presidents can't be imprisoned, just as Trump has argued that sitting presidents can't be indicted. "You could say there's something inherent in the office of president suggesting that states can'...
Adams called for the temperature to be turned down in the country’s political discourse and said Trump should be permitted to rally in Manhattan as a matter of free speech. Like Trump, the mayor of the country’s biggest city has beenindicted on federal chargesan...
Here is a look at the rarely used tool to oust a sitting U.S. president from power. How does it work? Impeachment is a two-step process. If lawmakers believe a president is guilty of what the U.S. Constitution calls “treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors,” they ...
Bill Barr has of late not been loyal to Trump, nor with his investigations into DNC criminal interference and collusion against a sitting president. But,if Barr fails to appoint a Special Counsel he must, by law, inform the Judiciary Committee of his exact reasons.So, if Barr do...
Christie sees his role, in part, as warning the party about the dangers of supporting a man who has now been indicted four times and could very well be a convicted felon by the time the general election rolls around. As a former prosecutor, he tries to dis...