Robert ReichJan 4, 2023
Those who argue that Trump should not be criminally liable because no president in American history has been criminally liable overlook the fact that no president in history has staged an attempted coup to change the outcome of an election.
Show threadMax Leibman has moved!
@rbreich In a functioning, healthy democracy, we do not jail our political opponents when they lose an election




unless they have committed crimes.
Jan 5, 2023 at 2:17amMastodon for iOS
Show threadHarald K.Jan 5, 2023
@maxleibman Easy to say, but remember: wherever they jail political opponents, they always *claim* they have committed crimes.
Show threadMax Leibman has moved!Jan 7, 2023

@Harald_Korneliussen True, but that’s not a reason not to prosecute Trump, or any politician credibly believed to have committed a crime.

If we fail to do so, we are just as dysfunctional a democracy as those who falsely prosecute political enemies.

If we don’t hold leaders to account, the illegal behavior will escalate. And anyone who thinks we can’t because it opens the door to future false prosecutions isn’t paying attention; sooner or later, the GOP will find an excuse either way.