After testifying that the president could be charged with obstruction of justice after he leaves office, former special counsel Robert Mueller is asked about the statute of limitations.
Former special counsel Robert Mueller was asked Wednesday whether President Trump might escape criminal prosecution on possible obstruction of justice charges if he were reelected in 2020.
“I’m not certain I can see the possibility you suggest,” Mueller told Rep. Mike Quigley, D-Ill., as his testimony before the House Intelligence Committee got underway. Earlier in the day, Mueller told members of the House Judiciary Committee that his office had not recommended charging Trump with a crime based on a ruling by the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel that states a sitting president cannot be indicted. Mueller also testified that Trump could be charged with obstruction of justice after he left office.
According to the U.S. criminal code, however, the statute of limitations on federal obstruction of justice crimes is five years, which would imply that if he is reelected and serves a second term, ending in 2025, Trump could not be prosecuted for acts covered in the Mueller report.“The follow-up question that should be concerning is, what if a president serves beyond the statute of limitations?” Quigley asked.
“My takeaway is there’s a very real prospect that on the day Donald Trump leaves office, the Justice Department may indict him. That he may be the first president in quite some time to face the real prospect of jail time,” Schiff told CBS’s “Face the Nation” in December.Story continues_____
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