An article in the Los Angeles Times examines the legal and constitutional safeguards that prevent a U.S. president, including Donald Trump, from exiling citizens to foreign prisons. It highlights checks on executive power.
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EXPLAINER: An expert clarifies that having a criminal conviction abroad does not prevent the U.S. from pursuing charges. Jurisdiction and separate legal systems allow the U.S. to initiate its own prosecutions, WTTW News reports.