Who will our next President be, if Hillary wins in November and is indicted in December?

Hillary Clinton

Our Constitution requires only: the president must be above the age of thirty-five, have lived in the United States for at least fourteen years, and be a “natural-born citizen.”

It’s a fact that the drafters of our Constitution chose not to require our nation’s leader to be strictly law-abiding.

Perhaps it was a deliberate omission by those who understood the use of criminal prosecution as a political tool.

Disclaimer

I’m neither condemning nor defending Hillary Clinton. The above question was put to me by someone who subscribed to the following conspiracy theory.

Conspiracy Theory

“I believe that Hillary Clinton will win the election in November,” this person began. “Then, sometime between November and January, Hillary will be indicted. The IRS is now investigating the Clinton Foundation and the whole e-mail thing isn’t over yet.”

“Once under indictment she won’t be able to assume the Office of the President in January. Tim Kaine, who will not actually be the Vice President because neither he nor Hillary have been inaugurated, cannot assume the Presidency.”

“The Speaker of the House can’t move up to it because there is already a sitting President and Vice President. So President Obama, in an Executive Order citing “emergency situation,” gives himself another four years in office is the only way possible.”

This person believes Obama has been planning this for a while now, knowing he has enough on Hillary to indict her. Had the Attorney General indicted her based on evidence from the FBI this plan wouldn’t have worked because the DNC would have quickly come up with another candidate.