# Should Trump be Prosecuted? **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [November 9, 2020, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-trump-be-prosecuted/925105 "2020-11-09T01:26:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 9
**Author:** ![Akaj](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/akaj/32/145_2.png) [@Akaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Akaj)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2020, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-trump-be-prosecuted/925105/162 "2020-11-24T14:47:50Z")
> [@Voyager](#): > > However the benefit would be to open up all his hidden records for public scrutiny beyond any “fake news” nonsense. ^This. I know millions of Americans will forever deny anything negative that’s proven about their cult leader, but millions more may be reasonable enough to realize the magnitude of the crimes they enabled. ---
**Author:** ![contradancer2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b5a626/32.png) [@contradancer2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/contradancer2)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2021, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-trump-be-prosecuted/925105/163 "2021-03-16T21:32:52Z")
I hope to God he goes to prison for the rest of his life. He completely and utterly deserves it. And his daughter in law who recently funneled all the donations to an animal charity to trump instead Both criminals. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2021, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-trump-be-prosecuted/925105/164 "2021-03-16T22:07:09Z")
That sounds interesting, got a link to the story? ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2021, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-trump-be-prosecuted/925105/165 "2021-03-17T00:27:50Z")
> **[Here's Why a Florida Dog Rescue Charity Might Spell Trouble for Lara Trump](https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/a35829220/lara-trump-dog-rescue-charity-mar-a-lago-spent-two-million/)** > > The former president's daughter-in-law is considering a Senate run in North Carolina. ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2021, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-trump-be-prosecuted/925105/166 "2021-03-17T21:25:00Z")
> [@Voyager](#): > > Some thought prosecuting Trump would be a bad idea in that it would set a precedent about prosecuting your predecessor. If a predecessor has committed crimes, this seems like a wonderful precedent. In this case, it is not Biden who is doing the prosecuting, so the point is moot. Moot, I say! ---
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2021, 6:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-trump-be-prosecuted/925105/167 "2021-03-18T06:18:40Z")
Everything that happened since the OP makes me more and more convinced he should be prosecuted. I believe there is an article about it in the current New Yorker - when I get my print copy I’ll report. Yes it’s on-line, but I like to read long articles in dead tree editions. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2021, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-trump-be-prosecuted/925105/168 "2021-03-18T15:14:58Z")
He should have be prosecuted 10 years ago. At least. Money and lawsuits buys him out of courtrooms. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-trump-be-prosecuted/925105.md?page=8)