My answer was informed by our 44th president's choice to "look forward" and excuse state torture. Gina Haspel later became the CIA *director* and George W. Bush & Cheney et. al will never see justice as war criminals.
That lack of accountability for HORROR has destroyed any faith in "rule of law" to the point that I'm completely dismayed when the phrase is trotted out.
*Can prosecution **also** be a form of revenge and injustice if perverted? Of course.
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/03/obamas-legacy-of-impunity-for-torture/555578/