Under the circumstances, with all of the circumstantial evidence, why isn't Trump being officially

[UCmeNdc]

interrogated? Plus the FBI must interrogate the actions of Roger Stone and other Donald Trump's underlings.

[hells]

1. A republican being investigated

Ha...nice one.

[The Wielding Truth]

2. Get him in and put him under oath. He speaks - he lies. Perjury. He is done.

[NCTraveler]

8. Gowdys main goal was to get Clinton to commit perjury.

In the game of politics, it's a tactic. We need to employee it as often as Republicans.

[JI7]

3. republicans control congress and at the moment trump is more popular among republicans

than any other republican.

which is why they aren't going to do anything.

[Blue_Tires]

4. Because the GOP has total control of government?

And the transition team has already set the precedent that politically motivated firings for anyone who gets out of line will be the norm?

[libtodeath]

5. This was a coup and a theft of an election

Is it time to take to the streets?

[LaydeeBug]

6. because COMEY would be doing the investigating. nt

[zipplewrath]

7. To some extent he is

But this isn't the kind of thing that is generally done by the FBI. It would have to be done at the request of congress, and I don't see that happening.

[ElementaryPenguin]

9. The Justice Department should be all over this...(perhaps they are)

Loretta Lynch is still Attorney General - this CRIME happened on her watch...

She can ORDER the FBI to investigate this. Why wouldn't she? ONLY THE FATE OF THE NATION IS AT STAKE HERE!!

[forjusticethunders]

10. Obama truly feels I believe

The only thing worse than Trump would be to normalize the idea of "locking up your political opponent", especially since we railed against Trump for doing the same thing. He's a Constitutional Law scholar to the end.

I'm not sure I fully agree but I see where he's coming from. He also likely sees the fact that 40% of the country would never accept the legitimacy of locking him up, no matter what evidence was produced or how disgusting it is.

[UCmeNdc]

11. Well it is truly the fault of the Republican Party. They value Power over ethics.

The GOP is looking the other way on purpose. That gives the criminal Donald Trump an out.

[ElementaryPenguin]

12. I respect Obama tremendously, and I understand that, but...

Well OVER 40% are already never going to accept the legitimacy of his presidency.

[forjusticethunders]

13. He's probably thinking of:

some future Hillary Clinton getting prosecuted by some future Donald Trump for beating him in an election (the fact that Trump's treason is *real* is irrelevant in a post-truth age) and pointing to Obama having Trump dragged away in handcuffs as a precedent. That's also why I strongly opposed even the hint of say, an anti-Trump coup if shit got really bad.

America is as much a nation of *precedent* as it is a nation of law.