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	Is that a rhetorical question? DAMN RIGHT they should be prosecuted!
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[Cary]

1. They should investigate

With all of the pardons they should compel everyone to testify and prosecute all of the perjury.

[mzmolly]

2. Yes, but Biden should not politicize

the DOJ like Trump did.

[MyOwnPeace]

13. You are correct......

let Joe keep his distance and let the DOJ go get those criminals!

[russiamommy]

14. This (NT)

[uponit7771]

19. ***BINGO!!!***

[PirateRo]

3. Must, not should

They must prosecute tRump and that complicit fool Barr along with the eight Republicans that failed to remove a criminal president. Let’s not make the same mistake we made with the shrub.

[yellowcanine]

4. Cries out for a special prosecutor imo. That way the other important work at DOJ can go on.

[Eyeball_Kid]

6. Or let's go with "independent prosecutor" that is not tethered to the new AG.

Keep the IP separate from Biden appointees.

[Happy Hoosier]

5. I said yes, but....

I mean they should be investigated and prosecuted if the evidence supports a charge.

[DFW]

7. Trump for emoluments violations. Think Al Capone. Barr for EVERYTHING.

Like John Mitchell, a criminal Attorney General cannot be overlooked or excused.

[Thomas Hurt]

8. Congressional oversight committees investigate, refer to DOJ if a crime has been committed.

Special prosecutors should be used. Biden says nothing, does nothing one way or the other.

Definitely anyone pardoned by Trump must be subpoenaed to testify before Congress.

Stone and Flynn both need to give themselves a chance to perjure themselves anew.

[MyOwnPeace]

15. I agree with all of that, AND

the Special Prosecutors all start with a COMPLETE, UN-REDACTED copy of the MUELLER INVESTIGATION!

[Kittycow]

9. I don't know how the special prosecutor etc works.

I just want them to utilize a system that can't be blocked by republicans.

[PTWB]

10. Moot.

Trump isn’t going to leave office without first pardoning his administration and himself (or resigning and letting Pence pardon him).

He will weigh the bad optics of resigning to get a guaranteed pardon vs gambling that a self pardon will hold up and appearing strong to his base. He will sell the mass pardons as “stopping the next Democrat [sic] witch hunt before it starts.”

[2naSalit]

17. Last night on RMS...

Some interesting caveats to consider.

I like to be hopeful about this. In particular is Joyce Vance's segment around 18 minutes in.

[PTWB]

21. Right, there is no certainty that a self pardon would hold up (and none that it wouldn't).

A self pardon would be a dice roll. He has to weigh the optics of resigning and being pardoned by Pence, which absolutely would hold up, vs the better optics of a self pardon that isn’t quite as steadfast.

His legal jeopardy will be in state courts.

[whistler162]

11. As far as I know Biden will not have

a Justice Department the United States will again have a Justice Department. So yes the United States Justice Department should pursue investigations into Trump, Family, and Associates.

[rzemanfl]

12. I chose "No." OUR Justice Department, The United States Department of

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Justice, should prosecute these criminals on behalf of "We the people." Also, there is one thing here I always read.

Happy Thanksgiving DU. This is by far the weirdest one in my 73 years. The 1948 Chicago Thanksgiving snowstorm probably is second, but I was too young to remember it. My mother cooked a canned chicken because getting anywhere was impossible.

[Hamlette]

16. I keep thinking of Lincoln's effort to unite after the civil war. He did not go after those traitors

we see Lincoln's decision as noble.

It is what gives me pause. We need to make clear we are not prosecuting for policy decisions. It would be a never ending cycle with both sides prosecuting the other for things like the war in Iraq (think Vietnam). All retired presidents would be prosecuted for that kind of shit.

It has to be a clear violation of the law, not just he ignored Covid 19.

I'd rather we go after his kids.

[stopdiggin]

23. +1 ---- a pretty solid answer (nt)

[NotASurfer]

18. If Congress, or criminal proceedings of Trump gang members, turns up evidence & refers it to the DOJ

the DOJ should apply the law as appropriate. It's entirely out of Joe Biden's hands. As it should be.

[hedda_foil]

20. First they have to be investigated properly. We don't prosecute without hard evidence.

I'm sure plenty will be found but Justice has to dig it all up before charges can be pressed. Then prosecute away!

[stopdiggin]

22. For what crimes or offenses?

The problem here is in defining what criminal statute Barr has broken (Trump is another ball of wax) -- and what charges seem to have a reasonable likelihood in conviction. Otherwise you're just playing politics (again) with Justice. And -- the fact that you have included Barr in with your question here -- indicates that you are already painting with a fairly large brush.

[MyNameGoesHere]

24. Go after barr first.

He'll roll. Billy wouldn't do well in chains. Also makes it look like we didn't go after Mad King Poopy Pants directly.

[mvd]

25. Yes

Let the justice department do the work so Biden can concentrate on all the things he needs to fix.

[Maeve]

26. Can we get an "All of the above except 'no' " option?