“The most powerful person in the world could go into office knowing that there would be no potential penalty for committing crimes. What disincentive is there for turning the Oval Office into the seat of criminality in this country?”

— Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, oral argument, 

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**“The most powerful person in the world could go into office knowing that there would be no potential penalty for committing crimes. What disincentive is there for turning the Oval Office into the seat of criminality in this country?”**

**— Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, oral argument, *Trump v. United States*, April 25, 2024**