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Victor Menaldo, Professor of Political Science, Co-founder of the Political Economy Forum, University of Washington

Prosecuting a president is divisive and sometimes destabilizing – here's why many countries do it anyway

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland addresses the FBI's recent search of former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence, where classified information was reportedly seized. Drew Angerer/Getty Images

Criminal prosecution of former President Donald Trump and his allies could result from at least one of multiple investigations.

These include the Aug. 8, 2022, seizure of documents from his Florida home by the FBI, continued progress in a Georgia state investigation into Republican election tampering and the ongoing revelations of evidence presented by the congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection.

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