Joe Biden will try to keep Trump and his children from going to prison out of sympathy for Trump and

[Snake Plissken]

to heal the wounds of his supporters, but the American public will not allow it.

The Trumps need to be fully investigated and if they are indicted by a grand jury they need to be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.

[Squinch]

1. Letitia is on it.

[SheltieLover]

7. Yes she is!

[Bernardo de La Paz]

2. Biden MUST separate Accountability from Unity. The latter does not preclude the former. . . . nt

[panader0]

12. This

Eric Swalwell should head the Presidential Crimes Commission he proposed.
When the extent of his crimes are exposed to the public, many of his cult followers
may see the light. It is necessary.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

15. Might be good, but Swalwell needs to keep quiet until the Electoral College has voted

We don't need faithless electors taking pity on the tRumps or seeking some kind of unity by balancing the books somehow.

[Demsrule86]

19. I don't really want commissions in a time of pain for Americans... bad optics.

Let justice and the states mete out justice for Trump and his spawn.

[Siwsan]

3. I heard him say he's leaving those kind of decisions up to his Justice Department.

Heard Kamala say pretty much the same thing.

[groundloop]

11. Exactly as it should be

Let the Justice Department (once we have one) determine if crimes were committed and proceed from there. This shouldn't be a political decision.

[tavernier]

4. No way.

He won’t interfere with any legal proceedings, IMO

[SheltieLover]

5. Joe said he would appoint a committee to investigate

I would LOVE for that to be Madam VP's pet project!

[Snake Plissken]

10. That works for me

[SheltieLover]

13. Schadenfreude supreme!

[servermsh]

6. No

Biden won't be involved one way or the other.

We don't have a king. The DOJ will work independently and based on the rule of law.

And state charges are completely separate from the federal government.

[Jersey Devil]

8. No, Biden will be far too busy

He will not concern himself with Trump at all and let whatever may happen be. Fixing the damage caused by Trump will be all consuming.

[beachbumbob]

9. Biden never will holdback the DOJ if crimes have occurred

we democrats demand accountability

[onetexan]

31. correct. Biden came out & said he wouldn't stand in the way of the DoJ doing their job re: the Con

this must be the case given going forward if the Con doesn't get prosecuted it will set the precedent and embolden dictator-wanna-be's or crooked candidates to usurp the presidency for their nefarious motives.

[allnews]

14. No!!!

Sympathy or forgiveness for these evil destructive people will do nothing to unite this country. We are United in showing the world that the trump administration is not who we are and that there are consequences for such behavior. They have broken every legal and moral stance this country stands for and it must not be ignored. Maybe if we had held Bush accountable it would not have been so easy. If that’s so then what would letting this slide possibly result in.

[doc03]

16. The Trump administration has to be fully investigated and exposed for all their

corruption. I hope the SDNY can make his tax forms public and they prosecute him. The Trump name needs to be destroyed or he will be back in 2024.

[jcgoldie]

17. No

Biden has said directly he would allow the justice department to do its job and politics would not be a factor.

[Demsrule86]

18. There is no basis for your comment.

[OrlandoDem2]

20. Gerald Ford did that and it sent a signal to rich, powerful, connected people that they could break

any law and get away with it.

[arlyellowdog]

21. No way

Joe remembers Gerald Ford.

[BSdetect]

22. No quarter, no mercy, no easing prosecutions or deals..

[Kashkakat v.2.0]

23. I dont recall Joe Biden saying any such thing - lets stick with what we know shall we

[Autumn]

24. If he does that he's setting them up and giving permission for them to continue to

do the same things they did when impeachment and investigations for war crimes were taken off the table when we had our short majority . And today we are dealing with some of the same people, only they have been emboldened to do worse.

[tman]

25. A fatal mistake if he does.

No accountability sets the stage for more trumps and more abuse.

[duforsure]

26. Justice and accountability. For corruption and election fraud in OUR government has to be exposed

With just consequences , or the American people , and OUR country will fall into the hands of criminals , and Democracy will be lost. By not holding all accountable , or letting them go unpunished will just make it worse and more costly next time. Politicians should be held to a higher standard, not a lower one or justice means nothing in this country, and it'll promote more criminals to run for office, knowing they can escape justice. The use of "for the good of the country "is a lie, and we'll no longer need a Congress if everyone except them have consequences. That's why it's gotten to the point it has now. No consequences breeds more criminals will be in our government. Justice needs to be equal, swift, and fair , not undermined if you have money and/or power.

[SledDriver]

27. Joe Biden trying to restrict the DOJ from investigating and prosecuting Trump and his spawn

[Sunsky]

28. It's not up to Biden

He told us that he would not try to influence any legal proceedings. Biden is not like Trump.

[Baitball Blogger]

29. Wrong strategy.

If you let your opponents to do heinous things and get away with it, they'll keep doing it.

[cherish44]

30. Biden might because he's a classy guy but he can't stand Trump

A LOT of people in high places can't stand Trump so we'll see.

[Grammy23]

32. Either we are a nation of laws or we are not.

It is that simple. The tRumps need to face the justice that you or I would face in the same circumstances. Sympathy has nothing to do with it.

As quickly as possible after Biden is inaugurated, the tRumps should be arrested for their crimes and be processed through our justice system. Televise the trials so we can all see for ourselves the evidence (or lack of it). If they are convicted, let the punishment phase proceed.

The American people deserve to know the truth. And even tRump deserves a fair trial. It is the American way.

[Hortensis]

33. I strongly, strong doubt he has any more sympathy for Trump than he would

for a deranged dog that has to be put down, probably less. He couldn't be a nice man if he excused Trump's exercise of vicious cruelty toward millions for personal enjoyment. His famous empathy, like mine, allows some ability to comprehend the man's pain, feel a smidgen of sympathy swamped in a wave of regret for his victims.

Don't forget, also, he knows far more about the many ways Trump has hurt people than we do. He's spent at least the last few years in deep immersion into what they were doing and and more recently studying and planning how to make our nation whole again as the job lands on his shoulders.

[SidDithers]

34. DU rec...nt

Sid

[StarfishSaver]

35. You know Biden is going to do this, how?

I am not aware that he has said anything about what he plans to do in this regard.

[yellowcanine]

40. Actually he has said he will defer to the AG.

And he will institute a code of ethics for his administration that there can be no interference in criminal investigations. sorry don't have the link

[ooky]

36. No. The Trump's are like a cockroach infestation and need to be eradicated so they

don't return. Joe will leave it to his AG to deal with the Trump infestation and allow the chips to fall wherever they fall.

[Hotler]

37. +1

[hlthe2b]

38. Biden will defer to his AG

[yellowcanine]

39. Joe is not going to interfere with the DOJ one way or the other.

And that is how it should be.