Should We Prosecute Trump?

The rule of law or political legitimacy. You may pick one.

1. Prosecute Trump?

I've always liked Jonathan Chait, dating back to his TNR days. Over the last several years—long predating Trump—his New York magazine work has been excellent.

But his new long piece on the question of whether or not Donald Trump should be prosecuted post-presidency might be the best thing he's written on politics. And I say this even t…