Blumenthal: May Be Necessary To Impeach Trump To Prevent Statute of Limitations from Running Out

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COOPER: "That is, I mean the widely accepted policy. I think Mueller has even -- seems to be under that -- working under that guideline as well. Does that concern you?"
BLUMENTHAL: "I’m concerned because my own view is the president can be indicted. There’s nothing in the Constitution to prevent it, and it may be necessary to prevent the statute of limitations from running on like a very serious charge like obstruction of justice."
COOPER: "But if it's -- I mean, you say it's not in the Constitution, but if there’s -- I mean, if there's precedent and this is widely accepted precedent, isn’t that important?"
BLUMENTHAL: "There is no precedent. There’s an office of legal counsel opinion, there may be two of them. They are as Mr. Barr said today quite old, they have never been litigated and in my view, the better view of the law is that the president can be indicted."