Former President Donald Trump was indicted for an unprecedented third time on August 1, adding another set of serious federal charges to the mounting legal issues he faces.

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[–] 10 points 3 years ago (1 child)

It was intentional that you can run and be elected as president from prison. It's written about contemporaneously. They knew the risk of allowing a president, or administration, jailing their political opponents.

What's not clear is if it was meant for a president to be able to pardon themselves. I personally would think not, but many think it's permissable.

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