As many people have pointed out, dementia is typically used as a consideration for leniency during the sentencing phase, not an excuse to avoid prosecution. But if Biden’s age is his “superpower,” as Bill McKibben argues, then the DOJ has a responsibility to bring charges against the president after he leaves office.

Biden defenders also flooded social media and political shows to remind us that we’ve all lost our keys or forgotten names and dates. Indeed, we have. Not many, though, would forget the years they served as vice president of the United States or the timeframe in which a child died, as Biden did. ...

If Biden is too old to be charged, isn’t he too old to hold the most powerful position in the world? And if he’s not too old to hold the most powerful position in the world, why is he too old to be charged?