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Why the Trump charges are weak and dangerous
The charges over hush money payments are relatively minor and could make it more difficult for prosecutors to indict the former president over more serious matters.
Noah FeldmanThe criminal indictment of former president and current presidential candidate Donald Trump is historic and unprecedented. It stands for the principle that, in the United States, no one is above the law.
At the same time, from the perspective of protecting US democracy, the indictment is poorly timed. It would have been far better for the stability of US democracy if Trump had first been charged with crimes connected to his attempts to subvert that democracy by pressuring Georgia election officials to find more votes, not to mention interfering with the transfer of power on and around January 6, 2021.
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