if the president commits perjury is the only recourse impeachment?

[bluestarone]

or can he be charged in court

[unblock]

1. open question.

not clear if a sitting president can be indicted.
if so, not clear if a sitting president can stand trial.
if so, not clear if a sitting president can serve time.

[bluestarone]

5. and with Sessions in there

IT'S REALLY NOT CLEAR. Right?

[maxsolomon]

2. If you're a Democrat, yes.

But IOKIYAR.

[bluestarone]

3. lol

so very true

[Eliot Rosewater]

4. If?

[unblock]

6. well, he hasn't said anything under oath yet....

but he's certainly got the lying part down pat!

[Lurks Often]

7. At the Federal level, impeachment is probably on the only recourse

An attempt to indict Trump for perjury in a Federal court will almost certainly end up before a Federal judge and depending on how it plays out would go to SCOTUS.

At the state level I see no reason why Trump could not be indicted, however this to would end up before SCOTUS as well.

As it stands now, NO president can be removed from office EXCEPT through impeachment & conviction in Congress or via the 25th Amendment.

[former9thward]

8. The President would have to give testimony under oath.

So far, Trump has not been asked to testify under oath anyplace.

[Kajun Gal]

9. If the president is a frickin lunatic is the only recourse impeachment?

[bluestarone]

10. evidently not cause we know

definitely he's guilty of that (LOONEY)

[marylandblue]

11. Or 25th Amendment

If he were to be convicted of a crime, he could theoretically run the country from a jail cell, but he would be impeached by then. But you never know with today's Republicans. Congress might have hold sessions in jail too.