Biden Says Presidents Can Be Subject to Criminal Prosecution

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Biden Says Presidents Can Be Subject to Criminal Prosecution - BNN Bloomberg
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That's great, but unless you codify it, it's not exactly binding or even guiding (like past legal precedent).

There's no reason to codify it because it's a like proving a negative. Unless a law exists saying that a president can't be prosecuted, then that automatically means he can be prosecuted.

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