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Buttigieg Backs a Future Criminal Investigation Into Trump

The South Bend, Indiana, mayor told <em>The Atlantic</em> he’d be wary of directing his attorney general to pursue charges, but would want “any credible allegation” to be examined.
Source: Emily Jan / The Atlantic

If Pete Buttigieg beats Donald Trump in 2020, he’d support a criminal investigation into the former president.

“To the extent that there’s an obstruction case, then yes, DOJ’s got to deal with it,” the South Bend, Indiana, mayor said yesterday, during a editors and reporters. Citing Gerald Ford’s pardon of Richard Nixon after Watergate, Buttigieg said he would not be interested in doing the same for Trump.

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