The special counsel, Jack Smith, has led a wide-ranging Justice Department examination of the efforts by former President Donald J. Trump and his allies to subvert the will of voters in 2020.
Trump was President when he did this shit and charging a President, former or otherwise, is uncharted territory.
My wife quotes the Wire all the time. “When you come at the king, you best not miss.” Not only is this uncharted, but nobody can run the risk of doing it wrong.
This isn’t only about Trump, this is breaking new ground and setting precedent for posterity. Generations are watching what is transpiring here. This will be taught in history lessons and law schools from now on.
You are not logged in. However you can subscribe from another Fediverse account, for example Lemmy or Mastodon. To do this, paste the following into the search field of your instance: !politics@beehaw.org
In-depth political discussion from around the world; if it’s a political happening, you can post it here.
Guidelines for submissions:
Where possible, post the original source of information.
If there is a paywall, you can use alternative sources or provide an archive.today, 12ft.io, etc. link in the body.
Do not editorialize titles. Preserve the original title when possible; edits for clarity are fine.
Do not post ragebait or shock stories. These will be removed.
Do not post tabloid or blogspam stories. These will be removed.
Social media should be a source of last resort.
These guidelines will be enforced on a know-it-when-I-see-it basis.
I’ll cut them some slack for a few reasons:
Trump was President when he did this shit and charging a President, former or otherwise, is uncharted territory.
My wife quotes the Wire all the time. “When you come at the king, you best not miss.” Not only is this uncharted, but nobody can run the risk of doing it wrong.
This isn’t only about Trump, this is breaking new ground and setting precedent for posterity. Generations are watching what is transpiring here. This will be taught in history lessons and law schools from now on.
So, yeah, no pressure.
Not completely uncharted, but there’s a world of difference between a speeding in a horse-drawn carriage and a serious criminal charge.
Yeah, I’m pretty sure that charge was mostly in good humor, wheras attempting to overturn Democracy is kind of serious. :)
Those are good reasons and you won’t see me arguing against them.
Still doesn’t change my initial gut feeling, as shared in my top-level comment.