CNN: Trump engaged in witness retaliation. That’s a crime
While a president certainly has a broad right to fire officials, he is not entitled to do so for criminal reasons — like witness retaliation, writes Elie Honig.
Honig says while it’s clear Trump won’t face real consequences while in office, “A president can be charged once out of office. That decision will be up to some future attorney general. And there are bigger questions at play about Trump’s accountability, and that of individuals who would try to excuse utterly inexcusable and dangerous conduct.”
