Cummings: Justice Ministry should "definitely" reconsider the laws against the indictment of the President-in-Office

A prominent Democrat said Sunday that the DOJ should "reconsider" laws against incumbent presidents, amid ongoing multiple investigations around President President Trump [19659002] of Donald John Trump, of Sanders in Sanders County in Iowa. The Memo poll: Cohen fans flare around Trump The Comey memo informed Trump of the published record: MORE report .

"I think we should always reconsider laws and regulations, and we should definitely reconsider this decision," Elijah Cummings Elijah Eugene Cummings Will the Congress make headlines or legislative victories at the next session? Pelosi agrees to limit the vote; The insurgency collapsed, the black caucus getting closer, while the discussions on terms limits the number of warrants heats up. MORE (D-Md.) Stated about CNN's "State of the Union". "19659007]" We must definitely return, "said Representative Elijah Cummings. , in agreement with the representative Adam Schiff Adam Bennett SchiffOn The Money: Trump leaves GOP in turmoil with impending closure | Trump Appoints Mulvaney Acting Chief of Staff | China agrees to freeze auto tariffs for three months | Dem seeks to obtain Trump's personal finance records from Deutsche Bank Schiff plans to obtain an archive of his personal finances at Deutsche Bank Hill's report Morning-Trump maintains his innocence despite controversies pending MORE that the Department of Justice should reconsider The President-in-Office can not be charged. #CNNSOTU pic.twitter.com/qzTiBPFANU

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The DOJ guidelines indicate that a incumbent president can not be indicted, but legal experts suggest that the case law makes the settlement ready to be challenged.

Cummings, the future chairman of the House's oversight committee and the government's reform, is expected to open new investigations into Trump's actions once the Democrats take control of the House next year . Adam Schiff (California).

"I think the Department of Justice needs to reconsider this opinion from the Commission's Legal Counsel office that you can not charge a sitting president in circumstances where it could mean that person is escaping justice" said the new chairman of the House's intelligence committee last week on CNN.