Reply To: Should the President be Immune from Prosecution

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please don’t confuse being sued, a civil action (put on hold until Presidential term is over) with prosecution: a criminal charge brought by the government

Trump was subject to criminal prosecution twice during his term, it’s called impeachment and he was not convicted

Civil suits, such as the sex charges and defamation that he lost in NY had their statute of limitations clocks stopped until he was out of office

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The question the OP should have asked is whether former Presidents should be immune from prosecution?
My answer is a resounding no