Trump’s Case for Total Immunity
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Presidential Immunity from Criminal Prosecution and Impeachment
The president's lawyer suggested that the only way for a president to be prosecuted for a crime, such as ordering the assassination of a political rival, is if he is first impeached and convicted by the Senate for that crime. This implies that impeachment, a political process, decides whether the judiciary branch can prosecute crimes, and the Constitution contemplates a strong president with considerable room for maneuver, subject to oversight.
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