Reply #171: I've already answered that

[jberryhill]

You are confusing the DoJ as prosecutor v. the DoJ as defender of the US, as embodied in the US code.

The DoJ does not have a duty to charge and prosecute every person believed to have committed a crime, and investigation of the torture thing is ongoing.

It is not the case that election of a president results in a wholesale re-write of the statutes of the US, and when a duly enacted statute is challenged, the Office of Solicitor General defends it.

The criminal division absolutely can make plea bargains, decide whether a prosecution is likely to result in a conviction, and so on. The president can even directly pardon any criminal defendant he wants.

That is not the situation here.