4. A Hillary trial would further politicize the Department of Justice
Americans aren’t just upset about Hillary Clinton “getting away with it.” They’re upset that Martha Stewart went to prison for insider trading while Jamie Dimon and his ilk crashed the U.S. economy and not one banking executive was charged with a crime. When banks commit crimes, they just get fined and buy their way out of legal trouble, with no criminal charges ever filed against the executives who are responsible. Those costs are passed on to the consumer, so there is no real deterrent against criminal behavior for Wall St. executives. The incestuous relationship between Wall St. and the government goes beyond just campaign contributions. Voters have noticed the revolving door between investment bankers and high-level government positions. Sometimes it looks like we have a government of Goldman Sachs, by Goldman Sachs and for Goldman Sachs.
Our new President should be focused on de-politicizing the Department of Justice, not using it as a means of political catharsis for the masses.
If Hillary Clinton were pardoned, Trump’s newly-announced Attorney General, Jeff Sessions, would have an opportunity to promote a culture of blind justice at the DOJ. This could be accomplished perhaps by creating a framework in which the decision to indict is less discretionary than it is today.
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