But only norms and precedents, not laws, prevent this. In our system, the attorney general and the director of the F.B.I. sit within the executive branch and answer to the president.
How might a politically motivated prosecution actually unfold? The steps below show exactly how Trump could make his threats real — all while staying within the constitutional limits on presidential power.
Well SCOTUS just kind threw and constitutional protections out the window with regards to Presidential Powers anyway, so now it seems you can make an argument out of anything and do the damage before anyone blinks.