> both of those things are general guidance and emphasis, but specifically not “go audit/prosecute this list of political enemies”, which is why I think any can

> both of those things are general guidance and emphasis, but specifically not “go audit/prosecute this list of political enemies”, which is why I think any candidate that would have answered “I intend to uphold the rule of law and therefore the question is abhorrent” probably would’ve gotten my vote. Sure. But that’s a political judgement, not a statement about the actual powers of the Executive, which is what you were talking about above. It’s within the President’s power to instruct the AG to pursue a particular case, and if the AG refuses then the President may replace them. Whether or not that’s appropriate, politically tenable, or might expose a President to action by the Legislative Branch, is a totally different question.