His attorney general would have never done this.
He should’ve picked an AG that would, not because of partisanship, but because she broke the law.
Right. Not only would he have faced rebellion from within, on a par with the obstructionist Nixon DoJ, he would have faced even more withering fire from the rats and their media. And he would have gotten nowhere. Treating the “Lock her up!” chants as a good natured jibe was exactly the right thing to do.