Trump’s Vows to Prosecute Rivals Put Rule of Law on the Ballot
www.nytimes.com
Donald Trump’s promise to seek retribution challenges long-established norms. The election could hinge in part on what kind of justice system the country believes it has now and wants in the future.

In effect, Mr. Trump’s candidacy is becoming a referendum on what kind of justice system the country believes it has now and wants to have in the future

  • octopus_inkEnglish
    103·
    5 months ago

    As someone living in the UK, I almost want him to get in to see what happens.

    This was a reasonable 2016 viewpoint. I’d prefer not to hasten my country’s descent into an authoritarian nightmare, please.

    • Kernal64@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      11·
      5 months ago

      This absolutely was NOT a reasonable viewpoint in 2016. He’s been clear about who and what he was going back to the 80s, at least.