ARTS
23 Books
Decluttering and the real
meaning of minimalism
24 Author of the week
How a terrible injury
inspired Colin O’Brady to
push his body to the limit
25 Art & Stage
Käthe
Kollwitz’s
visions of
violence and
despair
26 Music &
Film
Billie Eilish
wins big at the
GrammysNEWS
4 Main stories
John Bolton drops an
impeachment bombshell;
China and the world
race to contain the
coronavirus epidemic
6 Controversy of the week
Joe Biden and Bernie
Sanders battle for the soul
of the Democratic Party
7 The U.S. at a glance
Virginia ratifi es the Equal
Rights Amendment;
Hunter Biden makes a
deal in love-child case
8 The world at a glance
Deadly downpours and
fl oods in Brazil; a plague
of locusts in East Africa
10 People
The lowest-scoring
Jeopardy! contestant of
all time; when Jessica
Simpson hit rock bottom
11 Briefi ng
A look at the fi nances
and inner workings of
Britain’s royal family
12 Best U.S. columns
Why it’s time to demote
Iowa; at what age do you
become ‘old’?
14 Best international
columns
Trump unveils his Middle
East peace plan
16 Talking points
Kobe Bryant’s quest for
redemption; Saudi Arabia
hacks Jeff Bezos; Trump
joins the March for LifeLEISURE
29 Food & Drink
Three omakase experiences
that are sure to delight
30 Travel
Falling in love again with
vibrant, historic Naples
32 Consumer
Ford’s supersize new pickup
is built for work and playBUSINESS
36 News at a glance
Goldman Sachs’ new
diversity pledge; Apple
reports record profi ts
37 Making money
Paying an annual fee for a
doctor on demand
38 Best columns
America and its allies split
on Huawei; a dangerous
plan to censor the internetKobe Bryant, a ferocious player, turned into a devoted father. (p.16)Jessica
Simpson
(p.10)
AP,
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ws
com
Shortly before taking office, President-elect Barack Obama faced
a crucial question: Should his administration prosecute Bush ad-
ministration and CIA officials involved in the “enhanced interro-
gation” program? Many Democrats were calling for war crimes
charges, but Obama believed prosecuting his predecessors would
be so politically divisive that it would consume his presidency.
“We should look forward, as opposed to backward,” Obama
said. If a Democrat is elected president in November—a big if—he
or she will face even greater pressure to go after Donald Trump,
his top aides, and his company. The litany of possible criminal
charges includes obstruction of justice, perjury, tax fraud, money
laundering, accepting payments from foreign governments, and
violations of campaign finance law. A year from now, the next
president-elect may find it impossible to say “Let’s just move on.”
Trump has set a precedent that he may come to regret. With
the help of Attorney General Bill Barr, Trump has weaponized theJustice Department against his enemies, with investigations into
Hillary Clinton (a dead end), Andrew McCabe, James Comey,
and other FBI and CIA officials. When Trump loses his presiden-
tial immunity to indictment, “Lock her up” will not be forgotten.
Prosecutors in multiple jurisdictions—city, state, and federal—will
be salivating over the rich smorgasbord of potential crimes. Sev-
eral Democratic presidential candidates have indicated the Trump
team merits investigation, with Sen. Elizabeth Warren promising
to create a special federal task force for that purpose. If Trump is
re-elected, on the other hand, he’ll escalate his demands for pros-
ecutions of intelligence officials, Democrats on his long and grow-
ing enemies list, and former aides who’ve turned into “rats.” Back
in 2008, many legal scholars and politicians from both parties ar-
gued that prosecuting people from the previous administration is
un-American—something that “banana repub-
lics” do. How quickly we’ve devolved.Editor’s letter
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