nat4900
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We are not talking here about "simple political fallout" and possible resignation, we are talking about downright prosecution after a grand jury bill of indictment.
The Constitution (like in several other instances) is silent on the issue as to whether a president is above the law, as that law would apply to commoners. However, we have this:
Through the Freedom of Information Act, The New York Times has uncovered a buried memorandum that says otherwise.....that a president MAY NOT be immune from prosecution like commonly presumed......and for that, we have to "thank" Kenneth Starr when he was doggedly after Bill Clinton and who wrote:
“It is proper, constitutional, and legal for a federal grand jury to indict a sitting president for serious criminal acts that are not part of, and are contrary to, the president’s official duties,” ..............“....in this country, no one, even President Clinton, is above the law.”
As Shakespeare wrote, "...the evil that men do lives after them......"
The Constitution (like in several other instances) is silent on the issue as to whether a president is above the law, as that law would apply to commoners. However, we have this:
Through the Freedom of Information Act, The New York Times has uncovered a buried memorandum that says otherwise.....that a president MAY NOT be immune from prosecution like commonly presumed......and for that, we have to "thank" Kenneth Starr when he was doggedly after Bill Clinton and who wrote:
“It is proper, constitutional, and legal for a federal grand jury to indict a sitting president for serious criminal acts that are not part of, and are contrary to, the president’s official duties,” ..............“....in this country, no one, even President Clinton, is above the law.”
As Shakespeare wrote, "...the evil that men do lives after them......"