December 2, 2016

On numerous occasions throughout the 2016 campaign, Donald Trump consistently referred to Hillary Clinton as "crooked Hillary." It wasn't long before his supporters started chanting "lock her up!" at his rallies. This lead Trump to promise that if elected he would direct his attorney general to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate her.

Now that Trump is the 45th President of the United States, let's see how this promise plays out and how his supporters react.

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