a really provocative and important new series in the boston globe, one that asks that proofing, the american presidency, the office, in trump s wake. from that editorial, quote, trump s presidency didn t just expose glaring legal weaknesses. it also made clear that our institutions are incapable of holding presidents accountable for breaking even our existing laws. if congress had played the role the founders envisioned by removing trump from the presidency after his criminality became clear in the ukraine affair, that might have been enough of a deterrent to scare future presidents straight, but lawmakers did not. so, now, there s only one way left to restore deterrents and convey to future presidents that the rule of law applies to them. the justice department must abandon two centuries of tradition by indicting and prosecuting donald trump for his conduct in office. joining us now is senior opinion writer for the boston globe