Biden is in a tricky position when it comes to Trump being investigated

The president-elect could create further divisions in the country by pursuing the outgoing president, writes Kim Sengupta

Biden has to get his priories in order before he takes office (AFP/Getty)

There are 73 million reasons why Joe Biden may think the Justice Department prosecuting Donald Trump would not be a good idea, and it would be far better to let the departed president get away with any alleged crimes he may have committed.

Despite losing comprehensively in both the popular and electoral college votes, there is no denying that the outgoing president has expanded his voting base, with a significant number of his followers believing his claims of the election being stolen.

There is an obvious danger in these circumstances that these supporters will see the pursuit of their man through the courts as a provocation, and this could reignite highly-combustible divisions in the country.