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vlyons

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4. The question was COULD he be indicted, not WOULD he be indicted

Reply to onenote (Reply #3)

Mon May 29, 2017, 12:52 PM

May 2017

The constitution does not forbid a bill of indictment for a sitting president. A grand jury COULD indict him AND it might very well be challenged as unlawful by a president's lawyers. Meaning it would go to SCOTUS for a ruling. Or a grand jury might decide to not indict, but it COULD if enough jurers voted to do so. We have to wait and see.

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Can the President Be Indicted? [View all] DonViejo May 2017 OP

It's a question without an answer, really. MineralMan May 2017 #1

Yes a sitting president may be indicted vlyons May 2017 #2

You say that with more certainty than you can possibly have. onenote May 2017 #3

The question was COULD he be indicted, not WOULD he be indicted vlyons May 2017 #4

Whether the Constitution forbids a bill of indictment for a sitting president is a subject of debate onenote May 2017 #5

I think you missed my point vlyons May 2017 #6

Guess what. Even if the SCOTUS had ruled, some grand jury "could" indict the president onenote May 2017 #7