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On Prosecuting Presidents, Akhil Reed Amar
On Protecting Accountability, Eric M. Freedman
On Protecting Accountability, Eric M. Freedman
Hofstra Law Review
Today's subject, whether a sitting President may be indicted, is one that I have addressed in print over many years, dating back to the Nixon Administration. In particular, I am the author of The Law as King and the King as Law: Is a President Immune from Criminal Prosecution Before Impeachment?' which I believe remains the most complete and thoroughly-documented scholarly study of the issue. Since it contains a good deal of additional legal and historical data backing up the principal points I will be making, I hope you will read it in full (or at least refer to its …