>I don't know of any actual US crimes that Obama is legitimately suspected of. War actions are generally treated quite differently compared to non-war actions.

>I don't know of any actual US crimes that Obama is legitimately suspected of. War actions are generally treated quite differently compared to non-war actions. With all likelihood, the US drone campaign is only evil, not illegal. 18 U.S. Code § 2441. Not enough to convict, but definitely enough for PC. If an agent claiming a dog sniffing me was enough for a federal judge to serve a search warrant against me (true story), then by uniformity principle an order followed by blown up dead droned kids should be enough PC to investigate Obama. >A search warrant was issued for Trump because he _already_ was caught keeping classified documents that he wasn't allowed to keep, and whatever followup they're doing based on that. Sure again I don't doubt there was PC to get a warrant for Trump involving something. Again the issue is the possibility of using criminal system for targeted political persecution, in this case of the immediate historical adversary of the sitting lead of the branch in which the FBI sits. >Congress isn't primarily an investigative body, they're not special prosecutors, they cannot charge people with crimes, and they cannot do a whole bunch of things that actual law enforcement can. Also, impeachment only has two possible punishments, removal from office and forbidding future office. >They also kind of suck in general at being non-political, by nature of how Congress works. For example, the J6 committee investigation really should have been a special prosecutor of some sort, but they couldn't get it done because the Republicans simply refused. Point taken, I can see the merits you note here and agree a less political system could be useful for investigating presidents.