"People Have to Go to Jail for What Has Happened"

"The American system of government has proven to be far more fragile and norms-dependent than most public policy professionals and politics nerds had thought possible. It may only take one more president of limited moral constraints to topple it entirely. And given that impeachment and removal have proven to be an empty threat, the only deterrent to a future Trumplike president and their enablers will be the fear of being held legally and financially accountable for wrongdoing after leaving office."

At the Washington Monthly, David Atkins calls for the prosecution of the Trump administration.

But Nancy LeTourneau at the Washington Monthly writes that "even if Biden wins and the Trump administration is held legally accountable, our democracy will remain imperiled."