If the bank robber is able to break into the bank on his second attempt, he should not be held accountable for his first attempt. Solid logic. Sure.
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I’d rather we set the precedent of holding people accountable for their crimes.
Same people who swore that going after President Clinton while he was in office wouldn't be a distraction are now arguing the reverse. What could have made them change their minds???
What could have made them change their minds???
Dementia?
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Sadow said that if Trump wins the election, he would seek to postpone the trial until after he left office, arguing that it would interfere with his responsibilities as president.
What responsibilities? His golf schedule?
Now that's not fair. He also has a lot of Fox News to watch.
And he needs time to rant and rave on TruthSocial.
We already know running for president is not a protection.
Anyone who is confused by that needs to look at 1988 and Lyndon Larouche.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/LaRouche_criminal_trials
He had a grand jury indictment, arrest, and trial while he was running for President, the conviction hitting one month after the election.
If the argument is "well, you can't be tried while campaigning" that would block perennial candidates, who are ALWAYS running, would never fall under prosecution.
Having a convenient way to shield people from prosecution is one of their goals.
I don't really know, but I get the worrying sense that the courts don't realize what a big deal this is.
Cancel any other cases for any Trump-involved judge. Have 24/7 military grade protection for all court staff and everyone's families. Have the NSA involved in tracking down every single person who makes every single threat to the safety of anybody, and prosecute them. The alternative is that the collapse-of-democracy-o-meter ticks one small mark closer to 100. I'm not trying to be all panicky about it but the country has essentially bottomless resources to deal with Trump's cases with the gravity and urgency that they demand, but they're being assigned this priority alongside 1,000 "business as usual" things. This isn't a normal case with normal consequences. Make it a priority.
The guy tried to overthrow democracy. If he gets re-elected, this is the least to worry about.