Jay Clayton, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York and former SEC chair, told CNBC's 'Squawk Box' that "leaders at the bar" and "thought leaders" in the legal world "stayed silent" during the politicized prosecutions of Donald Trump, and have not "scrutinized the Justice Department enough in the prior administration."

Joe Kernen asked: "Who deserves to be the subject of a grand jury? Comey, from what you know?"

"You can ask, but I'm not going to comment," Clayton joked. "I'm going to back up. What do I think about when I go to work? That people have confidence in the Justice Department... I'm not concerned about today. I'm concerned over the past period."

"Are you saying you think the Justice Department was weaponized?" CNBC host asked.

"What I'm saying is we have very

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