Every workplace death or serious injury in California is investigated with an eye to potential prosecution.

Congress refers requests for potential prosecutions to the Justice Department.

"This is another blow to any potential successful prosecution of any Federal civil-rights violation," he said.

The assurance by the company that the sites are lawful is irrelevant to any potential prosecution, experts said.

Publications, documents, and minutes of the organization's governing body were seized for future scrutiny for potential prosecution.

British officials refused to provide further details, saying the operation was continuing and they did not want to jeopardize the investigation or potential prosecutions.

Billy never even broke the law, so I want assurances that he doesn't face potential prosecution.

That, the letter said, would "jeopardize any potential prosecutions" of the officers in criminal court in the future.

Whatever the practice for other officials, the arguments surrounding the potential criminal prosecution of a President have always been somewhat different.

"We were told to stay away from him, that it would only complicate any potential prosecution," one intelligence official said.