Also, POTUS is literally above the law in his official capacity because he is a separate, equal branch of government. POTUS is, by himself, an entire branch of government, it's called the unitary executive. Look up the Nixon stuff. The biggest concern was whether or not he would actually allow the DOJ to prosecute him. Because he could have just fired everyone that was going to prosecute him and it would have been 100% within his authority to do so because of the unitary executive principle. He has ALL executive power. So he could just refuse to enforce the law against himself if he wanted.
Also, POTUS is literally above the law in his official capacity because he is a separate, equal branch of government. POTUS is, by himself, an entire branch of government, it's called the unitary executive. Look up the Nixon stuff. The biggest concern was whether or not he would actually allow the DOJ to prosecute him. Because he could have just fired everyone that was going to prosecute him and it would have been 100% within his authority to do so because of the unitary executive principle. He has ALL executive power. So he could just refuse to enforce the law against himself if he wanted.
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