The notion that a sitting President could be sued by a private citizen in a civil suit for conduct alleged to have been committed before the President took office was upheld in the case, William Jefferson Clinton v. Paula Corbin Jones.

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The Supreme Court's decision in Clinton v. Jones (1997) established that a sitting President does not have immunity from civil litigation against him for acts done before taking office and unrelated to the office.

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