Kamala Harris: Justice Dept. has 'no choice' but to charge Trump if he loses in 2020
Politico
Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) said the Justice Department would have no choice but to charge President Donald Trump with obstruction of justice if he finished his term without being impeached.
Speaking with NPRs Scott Detrow in an interview published Wednesday, Harris said special counsel Robert Mueller essentially set the stage for criminal charges against Trump with his investigation into the 2016 election. Longstanding Justice Department policy says that a sitting president cannot be indicted, and Harris said that was essentially the only reason Mueller did not charge Trump.
All that would change in 2021 if the Democratic presidential hopeful were in the White House and the Justice Department were under her watch, she said.
I believe that they would have no choice, and that they should, Harris said of the Justice Departments charging Trump with obstruction. I believe there should be accountability. Everyone should be held accountable. And the president is not above the law.