The reason Presidents don’t go after Presidents is simple. It opens Pandora’s box. If Obama went after Bush, then it sets precedent for Trump to go after Obama.
I believe this is why prosecution of trump won’t be directly tied to the WH. It’ll be a specific jurisdiction that goes after him for any crimes he’s committed outside of his “presidential” duties.
Otherwise it opens the door for the GOP to go after the preceding Dem president the next time they get in power.
Last edited by Cecil Terwilliger; 10-18-2020 at 11:01 AM.
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