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The hosts also echoed a talking point that Trump and his supporters have made: that prosecuting a former president is characteristic of “banana republics” and “corrupt, dysfunctional countries.”

In so-called banana republics, enemies of the regime are put in prison, tortured and murdered.

In "banana republics" the enemies of the leader and the regime are usually imprisoned, tortured, executed, and face death squads and mass executions.

Despite protests from Trump allies that prosecutions of politicians are a hallmark of underdeveloped “banana republics,” they’ve also happened in advanced democracies such as France and Germany.

“Indicting political opponent candidates during a presidential election is what happens in banana republics and Third World countries.”