Presidents in the past have committed crimes and abused their authority to cover them up.
A President committing a crime doesn’t take away legitimate Constitutional prerogatives that the Office of President of the United States of America has.
One has to first determine whether this is something that the “Office of the President” can do, or not.
Then if it is ... the other thing that could come into play is whether a crime has taken place in “the office”. That’s a separate matter from the first item above.
See my Post #18 ...