Harris would prosecute Trump
WASHINGTON — California Sen. Kamala Harris says the Justice Department under her presidency would “have no choice” but to prosecute President Trump for allegedly obstructing the investigation into Russia’s 2016 election interference.
The 2020 Democratic presidential hopeful and former San Francisco district attorney told NPR it would be the right thing to do in the wake of former Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report into Russian interference and possible obstruction of justice by Trump.
“I believe that they would have no choice and that they should, yes,” Harris said when asked whether the Justice Department should pursue an obstruction case against Trump under her presidency. “Everyone should be held accountable, and the president is not above the law.”
Harris said she believes Mueller was clear in his report that the only reason Trump was not charged with a crime was because of a Justice Department policy against indicting a sitting president. Mueller said the policy precluded his team from reaching a conclusion on whether Trump’s actions were enough to charge him, and he focused instead on laying out the evidence and legal questions.
Harris said that what Mueller laid out is enough to go forward with a case.
“The facts and the evidence will take the process where it leads,” she said.
If Harris were elected president, Trump would no longer be protected by the policy that Mueller said tied his hands.
Harris’ comments come after sources told Politico that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-San Francisco, told Democrats in a closeddoor meeting last week that she wants to see Trump serve time.
“I don’t want to see him impeached, I want to see him in prison,” Pelosi said, according to the sources.