Over a few days, the American justice system was buffeted by raw exercises of power from the current Democratic president and the incoming Republican president.
Mr. Trump, whose election victory last month has done nothing to blunt his desire for retribution against those who pursued or opposed him.
President Biden, who for years cast himself as the principled defender of democratic norms and the rule of law, defended his grant of clemency to his son.
Current and former officials as well as legal experts say they are worried about whether the post-Watergate tradition that criminal investigations remain largely outside the reach of political leaders can survive.
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