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marylandblue

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3. Mueller could choose to indict him for any federal crime

Reply to bluestarone (Original post)

Sun Nov 12, 2017, 07:08 PM

Nov 2017

It will be up to the SCOTUS to decide if he can be indicted and tried while in office. Legal opinions vary on whether he can do this, but it's notable that both the Nixon and the Clinton special prosecutors believed they could indict (and presumably try) a sitting President. I don't see why Mueller would have a different opinion, especially if he finds that Trump's crimes are worse than Nixon's.

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In tRumps case is there a charge Mueller could come up with to (against tRump) [View all] bluestarone Nov 2017 OP

A felony no_hypocrisy Nov 2017 #1

No. Trump could literally shoot someone on fifth avenue, and it would still be in Congress' hands. BzaDem Nov 2017 #2

Mueller could choose to indict him for any federal crime marylandblue Nov 2017 #3