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In reply to the discussion: Joe Biden can save America [View all]onenote
(46,161 posts)The president doesn't have prosecutorial powers. And he is obliged to comply with lawful statutes and judicial rulings. Evidence was presented and Trump was indicted for certain crimes related to the classified documents he took from the White House. The case now is within the realm of the judiciary and the president has no authority to unilaterally charge him with additional offenses or otherwise interfere by ordering Trump's bail revoked. Moreover, federal prosecutors cannot unquestioningly follow the presidents orders that would interfere with the judicial process because doing so would violate ethical rules and professional obligations that are created by courts and endorsed by federal statute.
What you are proposing, in essence, is that Biden should have the constitutional authority to do the same sorts of things things that would violate the constitution if done by Trump. You are asserting that there should be no separation of powers and the president has dictatorial powers he or she can use.