That can you indict and prosecute a president after he leaves office, after he is impeached and removed. second of all, you can't inkitindict a president for obstructions of justice if the president merely exercises his constitutional authorities under article 2 by firing somebody or by pardoning somebody, the george w. bush case establishes that. george w. bush pardoned five people on the evi eve of their trial including the former secretary of defense and he did it for the purpose of ending the investigation according to the special prosecutor, but the special prosecutor never considered ind...