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Atticus

(15,124 posts) Wed Apr 4, 2018, 08:46 PM Apr 2018

In the event Mueller does find substantial evidence of Trump's criminality but feels obliged to [View all]

follow the brief decades old DOJ OPINION (i.e., not law) that says a sitting president cannot be indicted, would a Petition For A Writ of Mandamus be appropriate? Would any US citizen have standing to request such a written?

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In the event Mueller does find substantial evidence of Trump's criminality but feels obliged to [View all] Atticus Apr 2018 OP

No. TomSlick Apr 2018 #1

Thanks for the thoughtful and thorough response. nt Atticus Apr 2018 #2

I think the problem at the present moment is that Trump refuses to be interviewed by Mueller's team. kentuck Apr 2018 #3

You raise the risk of an almost imponderable constitutional crises. TomSlick Apr 2018 #4

He does believe himself to be above the law... kentuck Apr 2018 #5

I agree. TomSlick Apr 2018 #6

He's not our daddy's special prosecutor UTUSN Apr 2018 #7