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2023-08-16 04:12:09 UTC - HELPFUL
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In 2014 Ben Shapiro said about indictments against presidents: "If we start treating them as criminals, maybe they'll think twice before they act so criminally in the future" https://twitter.com/existentialfish/status/1691466978429382657 Only a Grand Jury of average Americans can indict someone. Conviction have even higher bars. https://www.justice.gov/usao/justice-101/charging https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/08/us/politics/what-does-indictment-mean.html
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