Thread by @JuddLegum

1. Trump is freaking out about Cohen this AM because he realizes he's at real risk of being indicted, particularly after he leaves the White House

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2. The most ominous sign for Trump is the deal prosecutors struck with AMI, the publisher of the National Enquirer. It knocks out one of Trump's key defenses, that the hush money payments were designed to save his marriage and not to influence the election popular.info/p/how-to-indic…

3. But it also suggests the prosecutors in the SDNY are still building a case. It's possible they are building a case against someone else, but Trump seems to be the most likely target popular.info/p/how-to-indic…

4. There are some pretty good legal arguments that you can (and should) indict a sitting president -- just ask Ken Starr. But it seems like a route that Mueller and others will avoid because it would create a very messy legal battle

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5. But the idea that you can't indict a sitting president is not at all settled law.

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