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by _8j50 1178 days ago
I think you highlighted the core problem of political practicality here. Neither the precedent set, politics nor the chances of succeesful prosecution should override the very critical thing that gives prosecutors and the courts authority to prosecute, judge and punish people to begin with: that they administer justice and they do so equally.

I would much rather prefer everyone be treated nicely like donald than donald be treated as harshly as others.

But the end goal is not to punish trump at all costs regardless of what he has done. You can kill someone and be justified under the right context! The purpose of this system in theory and practice should be equal administration of justice which begins before you are are indicted and arressted and ends at completion of punishment or being found not guilty.

If others would spend days in jail, so should donald. If others get a slap on the wrist or something worse so should donald.

I mean he literally extorted a foreign head of state over military aid and even after his time in office he has not been prosecuted. Again, justice keeps taking the back sear when it comes to trump, that is my frustration, how america has devalued it.