As far as prosecuting Trump, perhaps we might take a lesson from Gerald Ford. When Nixon resigned and Ford became president, he pardoned Nixon, claiming that this would be better than putting the nation through more trauma. In retrospect, I think that he was right. It probably cost him the election, however, when he lost to Carter.
Agreed, and that would work for Federal crimes, but the New York State AG and the New York City AG apparently have sealed indictments against Trump and Trump Corporation under state and civil law and the President does not have the authority to pardon state crimes. Whether any of these charges have jail implications not is unknown until the indictments are unsealed. It would be in Governor Cuomo's purview to absolve or pardon Trump of those charges/crimes.
NIGGLING LEGAL DETAIL: Although it is often said that Nixon was pardoned, you cannot pardon a crime unless there has been a finding of guilt. Nixon resigned before there was any such finding and was absolved of guilt by Gerald Ford.
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If we knew what it was we were doing, it wouldn't be called research, would it?
