Analysis: The arguments for and against indicting Trump
While the moment of accountability has been speculated about and even anticipated, it would truly be crossing the Rubicon.
Trump faces a number of potential prosecutions, including for his retention of sensitive government documents at Mar-a-Lago and for his efforts to overturn the 2020 election results based on false claims of voter fraud. The idea that the first charge would amount to a campaign finance violation is almost anticlimactic.
Another argument, which unites Trump partisans and some critics, is the precedent that this would set. It’s true that nobody is supposed to be above the law, but there are real-world implications in prosecuting a former president: The law of unintended consequences applies.It’s valid to fear that this case would open the door to more investigations involving presidents and other political leaders — though that’s, and the rhetoric of “lock them up” has quickly become ingrained in our politics.
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