He Had It Coming

[marmar]

He Had It Coming
A Commentary by Roland Nelles

The indictment of Donald Trump was long overdue. In a constitutional democracy, nobody can stand above the law.
31.03.2023, 10.58 Uhr


(Der Spiegel) Miracles still do happen. Donald Trump has actually been indicted. Finally, one is tempted to add.

After eluding the wheels of justice for so long with an unending repertoire of tricks, feints and lies, he now finds himself equal before the law after all. Naturally, the outcome of the criminal proceedings for his alleged hush-money payment to porno star Stormy Daniels cannot be taken for granted. And we must assume he is innocent until proven guilty. But one thing is clear: He had it coming.

For years, Trump has acted as though he were above the law. As president, he sought to leverage his power to heap pressure on the judiciary and influence its decisions. He did almost everything in his power to manipulate the results of the 2020 presidential elections. He ignored American law, circumvented rules and flouted standards wherever and whenever he could. Trump being forced to answer for at least one of his presumed misdeeds was long overdue.

Because the prosecutor in New York is a Democrat, Trump is claiming that he is the victim of politicized justice, of a "witch hunt,” as he would have it. But really, the opposite is more likely the case. In the past, the judiciary had always seemed wary of indicting Trump simply because of who he is. The fear of gifting him political momentum by dragging him into court and failing to get a conviction sometimes seemed greater than the desire to apply the law and quickly bring him to justice for his presumed misdeeds.

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In a constitutional democracy like the U.S., nobody can stand above the law, not even Donald Trump. If there is sufficient evidence against him in a case, he must be indicted and convicted. If not, then not. That is how the system is supposed to work, and there can be no exceptions for a former president. ..............(more)

https://www.spiegel.de/international/world/indictment-of-donald-trump-he-had-it-coming-a-97d28389-a0c4-481e-99ff-f66d8c0a84f6

[Siwsan]

1. Running for POTUS was the biggest mistake he ever made

Had he not, it's likely none of this financial stuff would have been investigated and he DEFINITELY wouldn't be facing the other much more serious charges that are likely down the road.

[underpants]

3. Yep.

He got into a game where he didn’t understand the rules. Out of his league.

[jimfields33]

5. That's the biggest problem right there!!!!!!!

It should not take running for president to find criminal activity in a persons life. New York should have investigated him decades ago on his tax issue. This is a failure of many.

[OldBaldy1701E]

8. HEAR HEAR!

[piddyprints]

2. And yet, the MAGAts are still supporting him.

The Republicans in Congress are still supporting him. They're making the Democrats the bad guys and their cult followers buy it. The law means nothing to them. Laws are for little people and Democrats, after all.

[Joinfortmill]

4. Trump has sullied our country with his filthy, corrupt habits and this indictment demonstrates that.

[lambchopp59]

6. Now if I can just get 6 years of nausea under control

With the notion that our entire nation shouldn't have been forced to endure the 6 year tantrum to begin with.
Now more apropos than when Randy made this:

[Deep State Witch]

7. I'm Sure That Randy

Is working feverishly on Part 2.