# Can a sitting president remain in power while incarcerated?

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**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Created:** [July 10, 2022, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-sitting-president-remain-in-power-while-incarcerated/967720 "2022-07-10T18:37:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![nelliebly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nelliebly/32/5422_2.png) [@nelliebly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nelliebly)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2022, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-sitting-president-remain-in-power-while-incarcerated/967720/5 "2022-07-10T19:07:24Z")

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There’s a [previous thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-trump-run-for-president-if-hes-indicted-and-out-on-bond/942812/12) that goes into this. The relevant part starts at post 10.

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