The Perpetrator and the Prosecutor

Kamala Harris, off to a formidable start in a most unlikely presidential campaign, has cast the race as the prosecutor against the perpetrator. She utters this line repeatedly.

It’s a narrative that fits the situation and may catch on among the undecided, the swings, the young, and even those Donald Trump haters who didn’t like Joe Biden.

Representative Adam Schiff’s question to FBI Director Christopher Wray last week summarized the power of the approach: “Does the FBI hire...