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In fact, Vice President-elect Kamala Harris weighed in on Trumps legal battles as she admitted that if she were president, her administration would prosecute Trump. So is there a real possibility the president and his allies could face consequences for their actions? A Washington Post editorial breaks offers a realistic perspective on whether or not this could occur.
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If Trump and his associates are not prosecuted, they argue, it might set a devastating precedent. Others worry that the desire to prosecute Trump could amount to no more than vengeance that would further erode democratic norms. This vigorous debate on the left asks how we as a nation can get to the bottom of the Trump administrations criminal behavior, while also ensuring that no future administration can act in such a manner again.
The piece went on to offer a comparison of Germanys denazification period to the impending post-Trump era of the United States. Since Trumps support base is still relatively solid, there are concerns about how a Trump prosecution could further polarize the nation. The columnist also noted that denazification in Germany took decades. So, it may require an extended period of time before polarization ends.
https://www.rawstory.com/2020/11/historian-german-denazification-has-lessons-on-how-to-deal-with-post-trump-america/
First, we have our Nuremberg trials. Then we proceed with systematic de-nazification.
roamer65
(36,739 posts)Sneederbunk
(14,208 posts)abqtommy
(14,118 posts)of Europe. (Besides here in the U.S.) De-Nazification has never worked or ended.
Alhena
(3,014 posts)and are completely lost in their fantasy world they have created for themselves. And they only have to tune into OAN or whatever to re-confirm their views.
pecosbob
(7,511 posts)with some interviews as recent as ten years ago. Many refuse to admit guilt even when presented with evidence of their complicity. One in particular chilled me...a doctor responsible for euthanizing children with learning disabilities or birth defects...
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1855924/
Third Reich: The Rise & Fall - 2010
eppur_se_muova
(36,227 posts)If officials of this administration engaged in bribery, thievery, undue influence, etc. turn the DOJ loose on them. Investigate all those no-bid contracts to house immigrant children. Investigate the diversions of funds from the military to "favorite" contractors for that substandard Wall. Investigate every grift committed by these people. They are taken to be innocent until proven guilty, but the collection of evidence and a competent presentation of same in court will end that.
Civil rights charges should be ready in abundance for Steve Miller, Steve Bannon, and 45 himself for all their racist ICE/INS policies.
Whether it looks politically motivated or not -- if they broke the law, mete out punishment under the law. THEN we'll "look forward, not back", and not before.
Solly Mack
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