The thought of prosecuting the former President sounds, at first blush, like banana republic stuff. But then one recalls that TFG has survived 2 impeachments, and, even after launching a multi-pronged attack on the results of a free and fair election, looks quite possibly to be the nominee of the Republican Party, NOT prosecuting him se…
The thought of prosecuting the former President sounds, at first blush, like banana republic stuff. But then one recalls that TFG has survived 2 impeachments, and, even after launching a multi-pronged attack on the results of a free and fair election, looks quite possibly to be the nominee of the Republican Party, NOT prosecuting him seems a more dangerous option for the life of our democracy. Trump is like an evil Sword of Gryffindor, he takes in that which makes him stronger. Susan Collins was right, he has learned his lesson, and if he goes scott free for this, the lesson he will learn and pass along to other would-be demagogues is “when you’re the President, they let you do it”.
The thought of prosecuting the former President sounds, at first blush, like banana republic stuff. But then one recalls that TFG has survived 2 impeachments, and, even after launching a multi-pronged attack on the results of a free and fair election, looks quite possibly to be the nominee of the Republican Party, NOT prosecuting him seems a more dangerous option for the life of our democracy. Trump is like an evil Sword of Gryffindor, he takes in that which makes him stronger. Susan Collins was right, he has learned his lesson, and if he goes scott free for this, the lesson he will learn and pass along to other would-be demagogues is “when you’re the President, they let you do it”.