The evidence is clear: it's time to prosecute Donald Trump Laurence H Tribe and Dennis Aftergut

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Former U.S. President Trump holds rally in Florence, South CarolinaFormer U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a rally at Florence Regional Airport in Florence, South Carolina, U.S., March 12, 2022. REUTERS/Randall Hill
‘A March 3 New York Times story asserted that building a “criminal case against Mr Trump is very difficult for federal prosecutors”. But no vigilant prosecutor should be deterred.’ Photograph: Randall Hill/Reuters


I am growing increasingly impatient day by day.





https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/mar/16/donald-trump-criminal-charges-january-6-capitol-attack



The evidence is clear: it’s time to prosecute Donald Trump
Laurence H Tribe and Dennis Aftergut

On the supposedly difficult question of ‘criminal intent’, prosecutors should have no trouble convincing a jury. Full speed ahead is the only proper course

Last modified on Fri 18 Mar 2022 11.48 EDT

On 8 March, a jury took three hours to render a guilty verdict against Guy Reffitt, a January 6 insurrectionist. Donald Trump could not have been pleased. DC is where Trump would be tried for any crimes relating to his admitted campaign to overturn the election.

Jurors there would have no trouble finding that the evidence satisfies all statutory elements required to convict Trump, including his criminal intent, the most challenging to prove. That is our focus here.

A 3 March New York Times story asserted that “uilding a criminal case against Mr Trump is very difficult for federal prosecutors ... given the high burden of proof ... [and] questions about Mr Trump’s mental state”.


The clear implication is that justice department leaders may simply be following the path of prudence in hesitating to indict, or even to robustly investigate, Mr Trump. But based on the already public evidence – and there’s undoubtedly lots more that’s not yet public – no vigilant prosecutor would be deterred by the difficulty of convincing a jury about Trump’s state of mind. Full speed ahead is now the only proper course.

The former president is vulnerable to charges of conspiring to defraud the United States, 18 USC §371, and obstructing a congressional proceeding, 18 USC §1512(c)(....................

[Srkdqltr]

1. This has been said over and over again with no results.

[lees1975]

2. The man is a criminal multiple times over

and should not be allowed to get away with this. i agree, I'm also getting impatient.

[Paladin]

3. Way PAST time for trump to face some consequences.

Enough of the feeble-assed excuses and mealy-mouthed explanations. Mountains of evidence are in clear view---for fuck's sake, act on it.

[dlk]

4. No one wants to see this serial felon and traitor behind bars more than I do

What happens if he charged and there’s a trial with one or more Trumpers on the jury, and no conviction, as was the case with Trump’s two prior impeachments? The lack of a conviction wasn’t due to lack of evidence. I have faith in Merrick Garland and believe the DOJ will ultimately charge Trump; and he will go down, albeit not nearly soon enough.