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He said: "The rules don’t preclude me from standing - that would be a decision for the NEC."

But his lawyers are signaling that his victory will preclude any federal or state-level sentencing against him, at least until he presumably leaves office again in January 2029.

Israel’s bombardment has uprooted 1 of every 5 people in Lebanon, emptying out much of Lebanon’s Shiite heartlands and destroying infrastructure — according to Lebanese leaders, U.N. officials and experts — that preclude residents’ timely return.

That does not preclude North Korea’s military taking part in Russia’s full-scale war in Ukraine, but they are most recognised by experts for their engineering and construction abilities, not for fighting.

That hasn’t precluded him from being a pass catcher, either.