Don't panic yet.
But the real political dilemma involves weighing the risk of an angrier Trump base against the risk of the government being too scared to pursue accountability against a citizen who is suspected of having violated the law. By my lights, the latter is a bigger risk. The precedent of letting things slide because someone once inhabited the Oval Office or because they have a cult-like political base is extremely troubling.
necessarily prevent him from running from president againWhile the focus among the anxious right now is on how Trump can milk persecution to his advantage, there is also the possibility that Republican donors and voters would subsequently be more likely to consider DeSantis — a Trump-like candidate without a criminal record — to be more electable, and thus more desirable. Democrats should not bank on this outcome, given the zeal of Trump’s base.
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