{"id":425631,"date":"2026-01-23T20:04:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T20:04:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/425631\/"},"modified":"2026-01-23T20:04:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T20:04:09","slug":"dems-wasted-the-chance-to-prosecute-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/425631\/","title":{"rendered":"Dems Wasted the Chance to Prosecute Trump"},"content":{"rendered":"

Following testimony from former special counsel Jack Smith this week that President Trump broke the law after leaving office in his first term, \u201cThe View\u201d host Alyssa Farah Griffin shamed Democrats on Friday for failing to properly try, and convict the president.<\/p>\n

To kick off the day\u2019s Hot Topics discussion, moderator Joy Behar \u2014 in for Whoopi Goldberg, who has Fridays off \u2014 questioned how Trump is in office if he broke the law. Host Sunny Hostin immediately reminded her that DoJ policy is to not indict a sitting president, which only prompted Behar to ask why Trump doesn\u2019t resign, like Richard Nixon did.<\/p>\n

\u201cBecause he\u2019s not afraid of anything,\u201d Sara Haines answered bluntly. \u201cHe hasn\u2019t been held accountable.\u201d<\/p>\n

JACK SMITH TESTIFIES BEFORE HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: After the former special counsel testified Thursday before the GOP-led House Judiciary Committee and said “Donald Trump is the person who caused Jan. 6,” ‘The View’ co-hosts discuss. pic.twitter.com\/Kx03Rt3i03<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 The View (@TheView) January 23, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

At that, Farah Griffin offered a reality check on the attempts to hold him accountable, and called them a \u201cmissed opportunity.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe reality of both the January 6 investigation and the documents investigation is \u2014 Sunny is absolutely right about this DOJ policy \u2014 but they knew they had a 4-year window to investigate, try, indict, and try those crimes before the election,\u201d Farah Griffin said. \u201cAnd frankly, it was a missed opportunity, and a disservice to the public, in my view, that those were not adjudicated before the election.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cOnce he won, it was game over,\u201d she continued. \u201cMany of us were saying that at the time. I get you want to do a thorough investigation. I get these are wide-ranging; in the case of January 6 conspiracies, that can take years to dig into. But it basically put it in the public\u2019s court to decide, you know, be judge, jury and executioner in this case.\u201d<\/p>\n

You can watch the full discussion from \u201cThe View\u201d in the video above.<\/p>\n

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