Should Donald Trump Face Federal Charges for Jan. 6? Two Prosecutors Debate

McQuade is a professor at the University of Michigan Law School, a former U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan and an NBC News and MSNBC legal analyst.

Similarly, non-criminal alternatives are inadequate to hold Trump accountable. Trump was impeached, but not convicted for his role in the Jan. 6 attack. And although civil suits have been filed against Trump for his conduct resulting in death and property damage in the Jan. 6 attack, civil liability in those cases is insufficient to capture his broader months-long criminal conspiracy to subvert the presidential election.

Third, Trump’s culpability also favors prosecution. At the time that Trump allegedly engaged in these offenses, he was the President of the United States, constitutionally bound to take care that the laws be faithfully executed. Above all others, Trump had a public responsibility to serve the American people. Instead, he pushed baseless lies and conspiracy theories that badly damaged our democracy to advance his personal and political interests.

Ford explained his rationale to Congress in testimony before the House Judiciary Committee in October 1974: Second, a federal prosecution would distract our president, our Congress, and our nation from important work, including fixing things broken by the Trump administration. We seem dreadfully distracted now, but important things still need our attention. That was precisely the point Ford made in his congressional testimony.

If he doesn't, crime in America is legal. Pretty is right now. Kids are being left and right. New mfs these days say they care the children but it's all fake. Will Smith slapping Chris rock is more important than kids being harmed these days.

Autocracy vs democracy.

YES

There’s no debate about it. He should be charged with what happened that day.

The United States doesn't exist unless he goes to prison

JUST A LEFT WING SHOW USING TAXPAYERS MONEY TO BRAINWASH PEOPLE INTO THINKING HE IS NOT FOR PRESIDENT ! HOW THE POLLS WERE WRONG LAST TIME !

Priorities....🤦‍♂️🤡

Just ban him from Wendy’s, that’s enough damage

Fake news media knows that President Trump will NOT even get close to getting prosecuted..

For what, exactly? Anybody?

Yes

Madness. Then why even conduct the committee hearings? Someone has to be prosecuted from testimony and evidence

Charge, convict and jail before he gets the chance to flee to Russia.

No brainer. Yes.

Absolutely!! 100%

Most often leaders who instigate the mob go unpunished. Hope things change and the real architect of the riots gets punished.

Charge him?

Hell yes

Have the FBI agents and assets been questioned yet?

According to the facts so far, maybe. Is there more evidence? People hiding and deflecting make it probable that he is guilty 🤔.

No Can’t vote on that with a all hate trump hearing. Republicans need to have hearing on Biden son.

Nope

no

No!

seethefaces Karenmasterclass TheBigLie LockHimUp Notabovethelaw DomesticTerrorist

Did he commit crimes? Yes or no. It really does boil down to that. Otherwise we aren’t a country of rules and laws. We’re a country that lets American terrorists win.

CardanoADAistheFuture

YES and YES

Unless there’s a recording of Trump conspiring with the Proud Boys to interfere with congress… I’d go directly to suborning voter fraud in Georgia. Or whichever case is easiest to prove… so he will be banished from my TV forever.

coming from the likes of people who write and/or work for Time, he shud 😅pays the bills for y'all 🥳

Yes

YES!

Yes.

1st prosecutor: “yes.”. 2nd prosecutor: “fuck yes!”.

Prosecutors probably would vote 9 out of 10 to prosecute but having this “debate” makes it seem like it is 50/50. 🤷‍♂️

Yes.

Definitely yes.

Yes

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