Commentary
I recognize that a number of my readers do not want former President Trump to run again in 2024. They’re not those who have been classified in the past as Never Trumpers. Some have tired of the distractions of his legal battles, yet others have simply developed a dislike of his demeanor.
There’s a great deal of discussion now over his indictment in New York, with mixed opinions as to what it means for his future.
Democrats, who have been out to get him since 2015 aren’t sure this indictment will finally do him in. The left’s partisan investigation of Jan. 6, resulting in four criminal referrals, led to Attorney General Merrick Garland’s naming of Special Counsel Jack Smith, to oversee criminal matters related to the former president.
Smith’s purview will include the DOJ’s ongoing probe of Trump’s retention of highly sensitive national security documents at Mar-a-Lago, as well as his effort to subvert the 2020 election and disrupt the transition of power to President Biden.
Attorney General Merrick Garland insists that he will “ensure that Smith conducts his work quickly and completely. With nearly 600 days ahead before the 2024 election, one can assume his findings will be politically timed to affect Trump’s candidacy. It’s what we have come to expect with the weaponization of the DOJ.
The Indictment
While conservative commentators on TV, like Sean Hannity and Mark Levin, have made the case for it being unprecedented and indicative of the weaponization of the government, most Republican lawmakers, except for Speaker Kevin McCarthy, have chosen not to enter the fray.
Trump’s potential Republican opponent, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, announced that he would not cooperate in the extradition of the former president, although it is was later determined that Trump would turn himself in.
Announced presidential candidate, Vivek Ramaswamy, voiced concern for the absence of the rule of law.
Those in the leftist media, like MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough, are feeling their oats and have dreams of Trump mugshots and the former president in handcuffs.
I find it interesting that two brilliant legal minds, both Democrats, view the indictment as a farce.
George Washington University law professor Jonathan Turley, writing in the New York Post, says that “this is patently political prosecution.” Referring to it as a “chilling moment,” he said “if this is the new standard, Trump will not be the last president indicted.”
Turley reminds readers that time has expired under the statute of limitations, with the limit of two years for a misdemeanor, and five years for a felony if District Attorney Alvin Bragg is able to convert it to a felony.
The other Democrat, attorney Alan Dershowitz, has just published “Get Trump,” in which he offers his opinions on how that effort has become a threat to civil liberties, due process, and our constitutional rule of law.
His mere announcement of his candidacy for reelection has brought out “unremitting efforts by his political opponents to ‘get’ him – to stop him from running – at any cost will only increase,” Dershowitz notes.
“Get Trump” radicals are desperately trying to “find” crimes – or in some instances, to simply make them up,” according to Dershowitz. “Searching for crimes or manufacturing them is antithetical to democracy, but especially so if the target is likely to run against the incumbent president in the coming election.”
Trump is expected to turn himself in on Tuesday. Considering his continued Secret Service protection, there will be no untoward moments, as much as the leftist media is expecting an embarrassing photo op for the former president.
Finally … My April Fool’s Day recognition goes to New York District Attorney Alvin Bragg, an appropriate choice given his pledge in December 2021, as the first black district attorney of New York County, to focus on prosecuting Trump while real felonies in New York go unpunished.
May God continue to bless the United States of America
