It is a constitutional question without a clear answer: Can a sitting American president be charged with a crime? The question has new importance as special counsel Robert Mueller investigates the Trump 2016 presidential campaign. He is looking into possible connections between the campaign and Russians who reportedly interfered in the 2016 election. Last week, it was reported that Mueller is using a grand jury as part of his investigation. Grand juries decide if government investigators may legally demand private records and information from witnesses. There was no information about whenor whetherMueller would bring criminal charges in the case. On Wednesday, the Washington Post reported that federal investigators searched and gathered evidence from the house of Paul Manafort, a Trump campaign manager. Mueller can prosecute any federal crimes linked to the investigation. In theory, that could include legal action against the president.
Title: Can a US President Be Charged With a Crime?
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2042/charge_the_president.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Can a US President Be Charged With a Crime?' data-article-id='2560'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='6313'>It is a constitutional question without a clear answer:</span> <span data-start-time='6313' data-end-time='13229'>Can a sitting American president be charged with a crime?</span> <span data-start-time='13229' data-end-time='27625'>The question has new importance as special counsel Robert Mueller investigates the Trump 2016 presidential campaign.</span> <span data-start-time='27625' data-end-time='41958'>He is looking into possible connections between the campaign and Russians who reportedly interfered in the 2016 election.</span> <span data-start-time='41958' data-end-time='52542'>Last week, it was reported that Mueller is using a grand jury as part of his investigation.</span> <span data-start-time='52542' data-end-time='65750'>Grand juries decide if government investigators may legally demand private records and information from witnesses.</span> <span data-start-time='65750' data-end-time='76063'>There was no information about whenor whetherMueller would bring criminal charges in the case.</span> <span data-start-time='76063' data-end-time='93021'>On Wednesday, the Washington Post reported that federal investigators searched and gathered evidence from the house of Paul Manafort, a Trump campaign manager.</span> <span data-start-time='93021' data-end-time='100708'>Mueller can prosecute any federal crimes linked to the investigation.</span> <span data-start-time='100708' data-end-time='108083'>In theory, that could include legal action against the president.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2042/charge_the_president.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=9184 data-hint-location='93021' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2042/what_does_prosecute_mean.m4a'>What does prosecute mean?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='hold a trial'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2042/federal_crime.m4a'><span>federal crime</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2042/hold_a_trial.m4a'><span>hold a trial</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2042/investigate.m4a'><span>investigate</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2042/drop_charges.m4a'><span>drop charges</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=9185 data-hint-location='27625' style='display:none;'><div class='question' 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