[geekraver]

Which they can avoid by resigning. So the worst penalty for almost any crime is they might have to step down,

[pyuser583]

The military doesn't let you "resign," and former service members can be charged in civilian federal court.

[senordevnyc]

Is anyone really worried about a situation where a president commits a crime and then voluntarily resigns? Authoritarians only do the first half...

[amalcon]

That has literally happened in the United States before.

[torstenvl]

Not necessarily. SILTs and RILTs are options for case disposition, but the accused does not have the power to execute one unilaterally. It's a form of plea deal, usually for military-specific offenses.