Trump has been indicted...finally. He has now become the first person ever to hold the Office of the President of the United States to be indicted on criminal charges.
Once again, he makes history. The wrong kind of history. But when it comes to King Con Don, what else can you expect?
Now, he will appear before the judge on the arraignment.
Glenn Kirschner released this video yesterday about it, and provided the viewer with the facts, and what to expect next.
No, Trump is not likely to spend time behind bars before all of this goes to trial.
Yes, Kirschner is certainly aware that Trump seems intent on setting as much as he can on fire, and will likely try and urge his supporters to come to New York and "take back the country." He already attempted it, as we all know, and the events of January 6th followed. There really is no logical reason to think that Trump won't at least attempt something similar once again.
There is another major point which I agree with Kirschner on, and that is that this should not be a moment of glee and joy. Trump broke the law. In fact, he did this many, many, many times over the years and even decades, even predating his White House years. If there is reason to be pleased about this, it is that finally, there really is some evidence that this man will finally see the inside of a court room, and will have to defend himself against allegations of breaking the law. In other words, for the first time really, Trump will have to answer for his crimes.
If there is a positive message, it is that finally, there seems to be some kind of proof that nobody is above the law. Because up until very, very recently, it sure seemed that Trump was above the law. He would break the law - repeatedly - and then flaunt it. Brag about it, and strut about, trying to show off his immunity. It angered me to see this, and so I can understand the joy that so many people are taking in seeing this man finally being forced to recognize, even on some small level at this point, that no, he is not above the law. Once again, I agree with Kirschner and his assessment that this reverses the trend that we seemed to be getting closer to resembling a banana republic.
Frankly, I hope that he sees more indictments. Yet, I take no real joy in it, although I am pleased that, indeed, it does seem to restore some of the integrity of a justice system that looked, until now, like it was completely failing us with the seeming immunity of some elites, particularly Donald Trump.
Of course, Trump and his defenders will warn that there will be hell to pay. That this might incite a violent response, that it will destabilize the nation.
Here's the thing: we are a nation of laws. To me, the obvious political nature of Trump and his legal issues was the immunity that he used and abused because of his high office. Even before he took office, he seemed to get away with many crimes. But it was really starting to get ridiculous when he and his team seemed to make a point of pushing the envelope as much as possible and then, again, flaunting it.
If I can take pleasure in anything, then yes, it is that this pathetic man may finally be forced to learn some measure of humility. e might be knocked down a peg. I am certain that this trial does indeed have some political motivations, as Trump and his team have charged. Again, though, Trump did not so much use his political immunity from legal responsibilities as he abused them. At some point in time, he needs to be answerable for those crimes, from lying incessantly to abusing his executive power to try and dig up dirt on political foes to that "perfect" phone conversation with another head of state with a foreign nation to lying about the election and applying pressure on state officials to "find" thousands of votes to declare Trump the winner, and then of course, to inciting a violent coup attempt. Yes, at some point, Trump needs to be held accountable.
Either we have a system where people who break laws are held accountable, or we don't. If we don't ever begin to hold Trump accountable for breaking the law, then our evolution from a democratic republic governed by laws to a de facto banana republic will indeed be complete. Trump has broken many laws. Let him now answer for them.
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