‘Corrupt motive’ as the criterion for prosecuting a president
“Corrupt motive” is an extraordinarily vague and open-ended term that can be expanded or contracted at the whim of zealous or politically motivated prosecutors.
US President Donald Trump pauses as he announces his decision that the United States will withdraw from the landmark Paris Climate Agreement, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, US, June 1, 2017.(photo credit: KEVIN LAMARQUE/REUTERS)ByALAN DERSHOWITZ