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Indictment of Former President Donald Trump: Legal Merit or Political Maneuvering?

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What You Need To Know:

  • The indictment of former President Donald Trump by a Manhattan grand jury has been celebrated by Democrats, corporate media outlets, talking heads, and late-night comedians, but it is a politicized prosecution that will lead to the criminalization of political opposition and ultimately a one-party state that systematically eliminates individual rights.
  • The “hush money” indictment has little or no legal merit and is meant to prevent Trump from running for president again. It is not clear that a conviction pursuant to this indictment would present any legal barrier to his candidacy, but a majority of Americans (57 percent) would consider it disqualifying, according to a Quinnipiac University poll.
  • For now, the New York indictment is causing Republican voters to rally around Trump, with a new Yahoo News/YouGov survey showing Trump pulling away from his closest rival for the GOP presidential nomination. His lead has increased from 8 points to 26 points.

The recent indictment of former President Donald Trump by a Manhattan grand jury has sparked polarized reactions. Democrats, corporate media outlets, and late-night comedians have celebrated the news, while Trump’s supporters have rallied around him.

However, some experts warn that this type of politicized prosecution will ultimately lead to the criminalization of political opposition and a one-party state that systematically eliminates individual rights.

The indictment in question pertains to alleged hush money payments made to two women who claimed to have had affairs with Trump. Critics argue that the indictment has little or no legal merit and is meant to prevent Trump from running for president again.

While it is not clear whether a conviction pursuant to this indictment would present a legal barrier to his candidacy, a majority of Americans (57 percent) would consider it disqualifying, according to a Quinnipiac University poll.

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The news has caused Republican voters to rally around Trump, according to a new Yahoo News/YouGov survey, which shows Trump pulling away from his closest rival for the GOP presidential nomination. His lead has increased from 8 points to 26 points.

However, the polarized reactions and the potential implications of politicized prosecutions for democracy and individual rights highlight the need for a balanced and unbiased approach to legal proceedings.

Former Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe appeared on Fox’s Sunday Morning Futures with Maria Bartiromo and outlined the only crime thus far revealed by the Manhattan district attorney and his grand jury: “The only felony of which we can be certain to come out of this Alvin Bragg prosecution in New York is the felony committed either by DA Bragg himself or someone on the grand jury.… Leaking grand jury information is a felony.”

Neither the defendant nor his attorneys have seen this indictment yet because it is sealed. Yet, somehow, every major news outlet knows that it contains 34 counts.

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Source: spectator.org

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