A prominent House Democrat is introducing legislation Friday that would prevent former president Donald Trump from dismissing his ongoing criminal prosecutions if he were to win the presidency again.
The new bill, shared exclusively with TIME ahead of its release, is being led by Rep. Adam Schiff, the Democratic nominee for California’s Senate seat who has been a leading Trump antagonist. He says his bill, which would prevent a sitting President from quashing a criminal prosecution against him or herself, aims to ensure that no President can use their position to evade accountability.
"This is about protecting our democracy and ensuring a president can't place themselves above the law," Schiff told TIME in a statement. "There is every indication that Donald Trump will use the Justice Department to do away with any effort to hold him accountable"
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