https://www.lawfareblog.com/indicting-president-not-foreclosed-complex-history
Indicting a President Is Not Foreclosed: The
Complex History
Can a sitting president be indicted? Often, in answering this question, commentators point to
Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) opinions answering in the contrary. To whatever extent the
writer agrees or disagrees with the opinions' conclusion, the government's position on the
matter is usually presented as a long-standing and clear "no."
The reality is more complicated. The United States has addressed this question six times in
Source: House Oversight Committee release, November 2025