Indictable

The New York Times published an excellent op-ed on Monday (link here) With the title "Yes, You Can Indict the President." The piece was written by a former assistant attorney general and head of the Office of Legal Counsel at the Department of Justice who also served for a time as Acting Solicitor General.

The case he makes is simple but compelling -- there is nothing in the Constitution that prevents indictment of a sitting President like Donald Trump. The actual trial, he argues, would then be postponed until after the President leaves office.

The rationale he offers is equally concise and convincing: statutes of limitation may expire if allowing a President to remain unindicted the entire time he or she is in office. "The White House should not be a sanctuary from justice," he concludes in the final sentence.

Read the linked column. It's not long but nonetheless is quite compelling.