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A Sitting President’s Amenability to Indictment and Criminal Prosecution

Date of Issuance: 
Monday, October 16, 2000
Headnotes: 

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: 
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Updated December 10, 2018