Washington (CNN) Nancy Pelosi, who is poised to be the next House speaker, said that it remains open for discussion whether the Justice Department could indict a sitting president. Mueller is currently investigating Russian interference in the 2016 election and possible connections between President Donald Trump's campaign and the Kremlin. No, I do not," Pelosi said in an interview with NBC anchor Savannah Guthrie that aired Thursday on "Today." Asked if Mueller could legally indict a sitting president, Pelosi said: "Let's just see what Mueller does. The Office of Legal Counsel's guidance, issued in 2000, says, "The indictment or criminal prosecution of a sitting President would unconstitutionally undermine the capacity of the executive branch to perform its constitutionally assigned functions."

Source: CNN January 03, 2019 12:58 UTC