Mr. Trump arrived in New York. He will be indicted tomorrow.
Part of me responds with glee. This is, after all, a person of questionable morality (to say the least) who willingly encouraged his supporters to chant, “lock her up!” back during the 2016 campaign. What goes around comes around…
But then… what does it say about the future of US democracy? His supporters view it as a politically loaded, trumped (pun unintended) up charge. Politically biased prosecution may become the norm in American politics.
Khrushchev reportedly expressed pride in the fact that when he was removed from power, he was neither killed nor arrested. That represented a very notably break with Stalinism.
Arguably, Trump deserved this indictment. He is quite likely guilty of several of the criminal charges that have been, or will be, brought against him. In principle, he should not be treated any different froom other citizens. Yet it creates a precedent that can be dangerous.