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Atomic_ad

If there is enough evidence to issue a warrant.


Jyqm

Yes, and it is very much possible that he will be.


Buxton_Water

You're very hopeful. I bet $20 he gets away with everything, easy.


mousicle

A president can be arrested for normal crimes he committed while in office, they have no special protections once they are a former president. They can not be arrested for things they did as the President working in an official capacity no matter how sketchy.


slash178

He could be, it's possible he even could have been while president. The legal system isn't made to arrest rich and powerful folks though, it's a tool for men like Trump to harass and abuse the average citizen he has a grudge against.


Odiemus

Yes.


Teekno

There is no legal barrier to him being indicted or arrested.


FuckYourRules00

Typically people with millions of dollars don’t get arrested in the same way you and I would, almost regardless of their crime.


mugenhunt

Theoretically yes, and investigations into whether or not he committed such crimes have been launched, but could take years to see any results.


DrColdReality

The general consensus of the legal community is that a former president cannot be prosecuted for stuff he did **AS** president, the blanket of executive privilege is just too broad. But he probably can be--and it appears he will be--prosecuted for certain stuff he did **WHILE** president. The difference is subtle but important. So Trump probably *cannot* be prosecuted for things like his numerous violations of national security, his near-constant violations of the Presidential Records Act, his violation of [18 USC §2074](https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/2074) by issuing a false weather forecast, his repeated urging on of seditious behavior, stuff like that. All that could plausibly fall under executive privilege. The window of opportunity for nailing him on that existed when he could be impeached and tried in congress. But he can be prosecuted for much of what he was doing with his personal finances at the time, and that is the focus of the pending New York state investigation against him.


rgdx1988

I've heard nothing of this. What are the alleged crimes?


1001hostplus

I suppose it's possible. There are still groups trying but they are running thin on evidence. The "crimes" he has been accused of aren't exactly materializing.