Americans have always harbored the belief that no one — including the president — is above the law. It now appears that the Justice Department has an “opinion” that a sitting president cannot be indicted.
This means that — short of removal from office (i.e., impeachment) — a sitting president can commit a crime and not be punished for that crime while in office. The argument can be made that said president can face punishment after his/her term is over but, to my knowledge, this has never been tested. The Justice Department "opinion" of "no indictment while in office" does not automatically grant the power of indictment after office.
What if a non-president commits an identifiable crime but is not subject to arrest or indictment for up to eight years. Is that justice? That person has eight years to plan an escape to a country with no extradition policy with the U.S. Like China, Russia, Saudi Arabia or about 24 others?
Rudi Kohler, Heber City