America has experienced former presidents strongly criticized, personally maligned, one prematurely pardoned (Nixon), one deposed in a civil trial (Clinton), and one – a very popular one – sued for libel (Theodore Roosevelt, he won). But America has never indulged arresting a former President – for anything, let alone disagreement over a private civil suit. The effect could be enormous.
In short, America has long sought to keep a tight rein on how we use the enormous coercive power of the federal government, including every level of prosecutorial power. While “no one is above the law,” we expect a special focus on due process, detail, proportionality, and avoiding any perception of political persecution of former political actors by their successors. Misuse of prosecutorial power is dark.
But what are we seeing? For transparently political reasons, a vendetta settling, we are watching the erosion of America’s highly prized reputation for not abusing legal process for political gain. We are watching the next act in a reckless pursuit by leftist political actors – now pervasive in prosecutors’ offices – of Donald Trump, and all who appreciate his fight for prosperity and freedoms.
After all, a sitting president – Mr. Biden – went out of his way, while sitting on a truckload of hidden and classified documents – to call half of America “enemies of the people,” a truly dark turn. What began in 2016 as a public distaste for Trump’s brand of “in your face” politics, which tends to be personal, sometimes arrogant, turned into fear of Trump’s potentially disruptive effect on the bureaucracy.
That fear, which spawned what we now know to be bold misuse of the Justice Department, FBI, FISA court, and investigative tools throughout 2016, became desperate when Trump won. From 2016 until the end of his term, Democrat operatives abetted bipartisan actors in Congress and the media, knowingly developed and promoted a false and intentionally damaging political narrative.
Specifically, they used every tool – some legal, some illegal, some traditional, some absurdly untraditional (like snap impeachments) – to derail, delay, vilify, and demonize this president.
Not someone to take unjust criticism lightly, Mr. Trump – feeling unfairly treated – fought back, using the airwaves and social media. He cooperated with but disdained the unjust appointment of a special prosecutor, who ultimately cleared him.
Trump declassified and released data to show he faced wrong-headed, but well-orchestrated, leftist and Democrat misuse of federal resources for surveillance, misrepresentations before FISA, and other. All this was compounded by COVID-19, a “likely” Chinese origin virus, which upended the social and political order, created more fear, led to more blame-casting, and occurred in Trump’s final year.
The political vilification of Mr. Trump then took off like a rocket when he encouraged raucous protestors on January 6th, films of which now stunningly contradict much of what Democrats contended.
Never mind. The idea that Mr. Trump had to be vilified, was a good target for “what ailed the nation,” that he must be repudiated – despite a remarkable economic and national security record – and replaced with the “woke” (Marxist, racist, socialist, gender-dismantling) agenda, took root.
Fear has again rocked the left, as reality has set in: Trump has a following more concerned about the country, preserving rule of law, freedoms, free markets, and the Bill of Rights – than his style. This fear began to rise as Trump indicated…he might run, again.
Stunningly, in retrospect embarrassingly, the “January 6th Committee” – configured like the French Revolution’s Committee on Public Safety – issued a scathing, highly personal, subjective, and selective report on Donald Trump, fanning political hatreds on both sides.
Then the Biden Justice Department – which later found a boatload of classified documents hidden by Biden, some perhaps tied to his China-hired son – deployed 30 highly armed, unnecessarily hostile FBI agents to raid Mr. Trump’s home, where they pawed through the former First Lady’s garments, turned the place upside down for nine hours, and got a handful of innocuous documents for their efforts.
Again, the steam of political corruption rose form that event, and drifted to all corners of the blogosphere, social media, pumped by Democrat politicians, as if law no longer matters. The warrant used was either “general” – illegal under the 4th Amendment, or “specific” but wildly violated, in either case unjustified, together with that belligerent raid.
Turn the page, and we watch Biden’s White House – strangely linked by money to China and Ukraine –doing backflips to condemn Trump’s policies, reversing even common sense, because it was his.
And NOW, we have a Democrat establishment clapping and nodding as a petty indictment –transparently political in nature, disgrace to US history, tradition, and rule of law – is rolled out to nobble the former President, presumably to destroy his attempt to run again, against corruption.
Bottom line: This is not going to turn out well for those who still, after seven unproductive years, aim to end Trump’s political career and silence him. He is not of the traditional personality type found in presidents like Eisenhower, Reagan, or GHB Bush. But he does not quit.
Moreover, this indictment may make Trump the posterchild – or poster candidate – for fighting public corruption, and the seemingly unstoppable “woke” revolution that is afoot. People feel government is crushing them, aided by media. Many see an absence of accountability, feel Democrat leaders are hurting more than helping. Trump may now become the symbol of fighting all that, standing indisputably for those who feel marginalized. The effect could be enormous.
Robert Charles is a former Assistant Secretary of State under Colin Powell, former Reagan and Bush 41 White House staffer, attorney, and naval intelligence officer (USNR). He wrote “Narcotics and Terrorism” (2003), “Eagles and Evergreens” (2018), and is National Spokesman for AMAC.
The low IQ leftist scum will never get my great President Trump. He is too smart for them. He will be president in 2024. MAGA
For those who do not understand, I will explain.
The constant efforts by the Left to bring a wide variety of (sometimes absurd and ridiculous) charges against Mr. Trump (and this includes the two impeachments) has nothing to do with justice or the law, nor do they expect to ever get a conviction (or at least one that would not be overturned on appeal). It is all about appearances, it is about “tainting” Mr. Trump to make him an “unattractive” candidate, to give even his most ardent supporters reason to take pause before voting for him.
That is how much the Left fears him.
Understand now?
The Left cannot seem to let go of their hatred of Trump and their condemnation of anyone who dares to defend him. What Clinton did in the Oval Office was far more offensive than Trumps bluster, but apparently that is okay as long as you are a Democrat. All that aside, there does not appear to be a Democrat who is capable of engaging a single brain cell. Therefore they cannot grasp the possibility of their actions unleashing something they cannot walk back. Blindly, without thinking of all the possibilities that may lurk in the future, they are racing headlong into prosecuting a former President. I know they never admitted he was the President, however, is there anyone who can reason with them. Will they never tire of the three ring circus they unleash every time they pull these stunts. Can anyone help them with anger management or, at the very least, reason with them. Am I asking too much to hope to move on.
The Dumbecrats are setting a precedent and they shall reap their just rewards when Jackass Joe Biden and His whole crooked family gets indicted AND found GUILTY OF INFLUENCE PEDDLING FOR PERSONAL GAIN! . . . STUPID IS, STUPID DOES!
RBC,
Notice that within days of the House committee finding direct payments from China to the Biden family, we suddenly have a Soros backed prosecutor in NYC about to issue an arrest warrant for a non-crime (even the SDNY federal prosecutors found nothing to charge Trump with on this matter after having spent months looking for anything that could be used to smear Trump) against President Trump to deflect the public’s attention away from the most recent Biden corruption news. This is how much the Democrats fear Trump and how he will clean house should he ever get back into the White House. Now we’re about to charge an ex-president to something that is NOT even a crime. Anything to stop the man.
Our two-tier justice system is on full display for all the world to see. Is it really any wonder that the United States has become a joke around the world under the Biden administration? You expect this sort of arresting your opposition on whatever bogus charges you can make up in some third world dictatorship. Not in the United States of America. How far this country has fallen in so little time, that this is what we have devolved down to. Next up, as we get closer to the election, we’ll properly start seeing Democrat politicians in this country leading “loyalty or freedom rallies” (the inverse of what they actually are), where Democrat members of the Congress or even the President himself burning effigies of the Republican opposition, while chanting some inane slogans. Just like what you see in third-world he** holes.
Why are the democrats so affraid of President Trump and it’s all the more reason to vote Trump 2024…
CIVIL WAR, STAT, TO MAGA
DEPORT ALL liberals, illegals AND THE ONCE HONORABLE, fbi, STAT, TO MAGA
The progressives and Democrats want to dispose of Trump as a candidate without having to face him again at the polls for one main reason: FEAR. They know they have ruined the economy and the country with their socialist/communist nonsense and are afraid he will win in ’24 and get the country back on the right track again which excludes them from power.
First of all, I am not a Trumper BUT the more that comes out that exposes how deep the corruption goes in the present administration and in actions spread by lies to thwart his prior election and reelection I will vote for him in the next election. Everyone is appalled and wants the corruption stopped. Trump will come to office with a vendetta and knows where and what to do. I don’t care about Trumps sex life. The Democrats are screwing me and using my taxes to do it. Trump’s election is what scares them the most.
Hang on, 2023 and 2024 are going to be a bumpy ride! Trump will, as always, prove them wrong and come out on top, much to their dismay.
What Clinton did while President was far worse than the lies being placed on President Trump. Nothing was said about Clinton. Evil is pushing to take over America. Better be a part of the truth and help where you can to stand strong as David and Goliath.
The unfair hounding and unconstitutional attempts at prosecuting President Trump over the course of these last 7 years are proof that many Marxist Democrats have no respect for our Constitution. When trying to prove criminal activity the legal system is supposed to work on discovering legitimate evidence, instead of directly going after the person and making up the evidence as an afterthought.
The unlawful, political way that President Trump is being persecuted, while the Federal Justice Department is purposely ignoring hard evidence, which implicates many in the Biden syndicate of seriously corrupt and possible criminal activities, indicates that we now have a two tier justice system. The Marxist Democrats are being treated as if they can do no wrong, while President Trump is being mistreated both politically and legally. Presently, we are swiftly becoming a very compromised country which is losing its ability to judge all of its citizens in an impartial and logical manner. If the rights and freedoms of President Trump can be brutally run into the ground, then what is going to happen to our rights and freedoms? President Trump and We, The American People, deserve much better.
TOTALLY UNCONSTITUTIONAL and BOGUS FABRICATION INFO
I don’t care who Trump slept with before he was president, at least he didn’t have a female hidden under his desk in the Oval Office. These charges are so ridiculous but then the whole demonratic party is ridiculous anymore.
TRUMP IS THE REAL PRESIDENT, THE Marxists RUNNING THE TOTALLY CORRUPT WHITEHOUSE ARE THE REAL LAW BREAKERS. HEY IDIOT ANDY WHAT ABOUT ALL THE THUGS, MURDERERS, & RAPISTS THAT HAVE BEEN FREED ONTO THE NEW YORK CITY STREETS, THESE LEFISTS ARE MORE CONCERNED OVER LYING AND ARRESTING TRUMP FOR NOTHING. WE THE TRUE AMERICANS NEED TO TAKE UP ARMS AND TAKE BACK OUR COUNTRY!!!!!!!
This is so disgusting on the Democrat’s part. We have seen other presidents do things that are questionable and they aren’t getting all the sh*t like Trump is. So ridiculous. Our government has some really major problems. They have forgotten who they are supposed to be working for – The American People. So distrustful are the Democratic party. Whatever privately Trump did in 2016 doesn’t pertain to me and I don’t care. They are trying everything to make sure he can’t run again.
Since Biden came into office our gov’t has gone to sh*t. Can’t trust any of the Democrats cuz they want us to be a socialist society. I’m sick of them ruining our country.
The misuse of the legal process for political gain by the Democrats, is not honorable at all. I reckon that helps Donald Trump to win in the moral sense this latest attack by those who exhibit contempt for American values and should be thinking about the consequences of their less than honorable ways of doing things.
Many Democrats have realized that some left wing news organizations were primarily propaganda organizations that could not be trusted to report the truth . So that has caused a reevaluation of their political thought. I agree with what you wrote Mr. Charles, ” the effect could be enormous. ” Let’s all hope it is , like Big Time Enormous !
The country was very divided in 1776 at the time of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, but those who gave everything they had to have an honorable form of government gave future generations a foundation of freedom , with honor a major part of the foundation.
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So sad and true.
“Lock her up, lock her up, lock her up!” Remember how great it felt coming out of your mouths at the time? Remember?
I’m in the mood for some retribution, and Trump is the guy who can deliver. Democrats know they can’t lie and cheat on the scale of 2020, so this is their alternative.
Many of us do not watch MSNBC, CNBC, or CNN anymore. BOTH parties do NOT watch these stations anymore. Future journalists are not getting the example of ethical conduct. The above mentioned media outlets; have become nothing but brainwashing, propaganda tools. You turn on the stations and its ALL ABOUT THE ANATHEMA TRUMP. THAT IS IT IN A NUTSHELL. IT is boring repetitive and caddy. Notice; the Trump stories resume after the banks begin to fold, the House finds information about; China To Biden Family large payments, and global news is deliberately dampened. Trump is the subject to distract, detract, and anathematize. He is the equivalence of: Ebenezer Scrooge, Ivan the Terrible, Henry the VIII, Bloody Mary, and a Virulent Pathogen. If you just happen to mention that you study both sides of the Civil War; Trump is immediately compared to a Southern Sympathizer! It must be hell being a history professor these days! The Justice Department is embarrassing. Do they really need to participate in the ‘drawing and quartering’ of President Trump? He has already been chewed into little pulp pieces by our unethical media. Enough is enough; journalists are down to the ‘bone marrow’ already. There is little left to dissect! One is reminded of the song: ‘Pick-A-Little Talk-A-Little’ (from ‘The Music Man’ 1962 musical.) ‘Journalism’ has been reduced to a visit to a village beauty salon; where all you hear is who contracted what venereal disease from whom. It is just that disgusting and lacking in any journalistic ethics or professionalism. Surely, even the stations themselves are sick and tired of these tactics! May God Watch Over And Bless These United States of America!
“when he encouraged raucous protestors on January 6th”
He didn’t encourage them to be raucous, he told them to march and protest PEACEFULLY!
It was the communists, calling themselves the “democrat party” along with the pravda media complex that encouraged the likes of BLM, ANTIFA and others to protest violently. Even to the point of raising funds to bail out those arrested!
GET IT RIGHT!!!!!!!
“pumped by Democrat politicians, as if law no longer matters.”
That is because law no longer does matter. Communists are so close their ultimate goal of total control that hiding their intent no longer matters. Look at everything they get away with, thanks to a complicit media. Hitler did the same thing, so did Lenin until they felt they had enough power(re useful idiots) to apply armed police pressure(gestapo/KGB).
I have a feeling that the Democrats know this indictment will go nowhere, but it will serve the purpose of A) reminding women that Trump is a serial cheater, B) baiting Trump to say something mean about Stormy Daniels (to ensure that any women on the fence about voting for him will be repulsed all over again, C)emboldening Republicans to stand behind Trump and nominate him and D)baiting Trump loyalists into protesting in order to get the campaign videos they need to remind voters that Trump will be a never-ending Jan 6. And a bonus E)getting as many white, bearded, sunglassed, flak-vested men in said videos as possible to paint the white supremacist narrative and damage Trump’s black vote. I think the Dems want Trump to be the nominee and this indictment will turn off the independent voters he badly needs to win.
You are a USEFUL IDIOT.
This will take some thought to sink in on Dems in general.
Biden can threaten Putin and Xi and anyone else he wants night and day.
However, Biden is no long-term threat to anyone, and can hardly even defend the United States itself, because by participating in the fox hunt against Trump, half the country more or less gives only lip service at best to Biden as President and have only minimal loyalty to him and his Administration.
A nation divided as Lincoln said–this time by its own President–not a rebel force, is a paper tiger abroad. This was actually a huge problem for Bush as well concerning the Iraq War, where he at least started with popular, bi-partisan support, but even after 911, at the first trouble, the opposition deserted him.
So, indict away, Dems.
You are only undercutting America all over the world. For the same reason Ford pardoned Nixon–to keep him from continuing to divide the country–is the reason to pull in your anti-Trump horns, especially on this so-called offense that isn’t even a traffic ticket.
Communist use their version of the law to arrest and dispose of their political rivals. Here we are. United States of America operating as a Communist country. Are all the sheep happy now? Keep listening to Pravda, oh, I mean network news, and believing the B.S.
So man man who has had his charity, University all shut down for fraud is somehow above the law?
Excellent article.
President Trump has done nothing wrong.
Statue of Limitations has already passed for this Witch Hunt.
But DICTATOR Beijing biden who has committed High Treason from election fraud, election interference to Illegal and Unconstitutional lockdowns, vaccine mandates, and mask mandates, and including Illegal and Unconstitutional Bills signed along with executive orders (by Over a Thousand), corruption, taking money from Communist China (TREASON), protecting Terrorist antifa and Terrorist blm (Bailing out their Banks and Never charged for RIOTING), weaponization of ALL government agencies ATTACKING AMERICANS with censorship (Illegal and Unconstitutional J6 committee) and Illegal and Unconstitutional RAIDS for political purposes and constantly Attacking our Constitutional Rights for political and Communist support reasons.
And this isn’t the full list of High Treason committed by DICTATOR Beijing biden along with SELLING OUT the UNITED STATES of AMERICA.
Yet, this COWARD, goes after PRESIDENT TRUMP who made the UNITED STATES #1 across the board and followed the U.S. Constitution and the law while DICTATOR Beijing biden continues BREAKING the LAW and DESTROYING the UNITED STATES of AMERICA.
Above all, WHY isn’t Hunter arrested for being a Communist China Agent who never registered as a Foreign Agent and Treason along with his daddy for HIGH TREASON?
this is all bull from the left – they will do anything to get Trump out of the picture, well forget it bc Trump and his base are stronger than ever! the left knows President Trump will go after corruptness and that scares them – don’t say the left is fair bc if you have common sense you know they are scroundrels, sleezes and everything else you can think of
What a great publication and piece. Balanced, incisive and driven thinking. I don’t understand how you got here with the mission that sounds like AARP coupled with Hayek and Friedman, but my hat is off. Thank you.
Clean up New York City!Let the Police do their job! That DA needs to go!I’m voting fir DTrump! Even if I have to write his name on my Ballot!I am sick and tired of the Democrat Party and their corrupt agenda!
The DemocRats are so paniced that demeaning Trump is a top agenda item for them. Doing so with their relentess lies, exaggerations, and phony allegations (with much help from a DeomcRat heavily biased news media. They are girding their attack early. They know that Biden got them a 4 yr slot to Communise the government and pad the wallets of DemocRat encumbents … but they also know that the majority of mainstream American voters are firmly aware of Biden’s incompetence and partisan bias in his term … and that will turn the trick … especially if the Republicans put more emphasis on monitoring the performance of honest voting!
I would love to see Trump run as VP in the next POTUS election to bolster the strength of the GOP ticket! It would give him a more direct chance to guide policy within a smaller realm of physical health effects,
That’s really dumb, unless you’re being sarcastic. I guess you’ve never heard of the Green River killer. Or Bill Clinton.
Your post, no different than any other TDS post, is unhinged, lacks facts, and is detached from reality.
Leftwing loons intentionally fail to understand Trump is the ONLY candidate that is actually standing up for them. Clinton, Obama, Biden, Sanders, Pelosi, Schumer et al. are all multi-millionaires that never worked a day in their lives. Their millions came as a result of their “public service”. Its called a clue. Wake up!
… it’s the usual suspects, behind the curtain pulling strings, on this kangaroo Trump indictment:
1). the Clintons –
2). the Obamas –
3). the Bushes –
4). the limousine liberals (e.g., Hollywood)
4). Bejing-Biden, and his CCP handlers –
Democrats want another J6 opportunity, for which to declare their political opposition, domenstic terrorists –
Actually classified docs were on her illegal server, as well as private cell phones that she and her staff used and subsequently destroyed with hammers. All by “accident” of course. As for Biden, there were at 10 boxes of documents recovered from his various houses going all the way back to his years in the Senate. Neither Senators nor V.P.’s have any constitional right to declassify classified documents, so Biden broke several federal laws going back almost 20 years. None of the docs recovered from Biden homes were secured in any way. Meanwhile the entire cache of docs, less than one box from Trump consisted of letters from foreign leaders about grateful they were from the United States. None considered classified. He did have two empty folders marked classified, which just demonstrates the govt marks almost everything as classified.
Here’s a suggestion for you while you still live in your parent’s house; actually know what you’re talking about rathering than just ranting incoherently about things you clearly know nothing about. No need to reply and thank me, as I don’t want to keep you up past your bed time.
Absolutely. Being President of the United States of America should give every former president a pass on crimes he’s committed, before, during, or after he leaves office. He has to let others suffer for his transgressions, but he himself must remain immune. All hail the new political order!
… political suicide for the Democrat political party, a Trump indictment only serves to strengthen the resolve of free-thinking Americans that the democrat political party is, indeed, wholly devoid reason, hopelessly subverted, and has fumbled its axiom for fair efficient, objective governance –
… hallmark characteristic of a free market economy: currency divisibility. The US$10 bill in my pocket carries exactly the same value, as the ten-spot in yours. Hallmark characteristic of a free society, equal rights under the law, and judicial divisibility. Were America a free society, it would be Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden, and his son, in the grey bar motel, sharing a 12 by 8 with lonesome, misunderstood Bubba –
Why is this man still being prosecuted while the resident crook in office and his son get away with their underhand activities? Because this is all part of the plan to turn us into a one world government where the elite control everything even the new digital currency they are trying to control us with. Trump was just in the way so no matter what he says or does they will come after him.
Who The Hell are these traitors Scum Of America Put Them in Prison To Clean Up The Country is Americans That Stupid That they Put up with these freaks
Thank you for that article, Sir. You hit the nail on the head. Americans have had enough BS from this illegitimate President and administration! If they go through with this, they’ll be taken to the wood shed post haste. We The People are pissed off!!
Yes, the writer is perfectly correct. Biden, DoJ, FBI and Dems attacked PRESIDENT TRUMP non stops since Sleepy Joe (not even waking up after 2 years in the White House yet) and his administration took office. That’s so sad and so bad luck for Americans now and in the future. Things need change and change soon. Thank you so much Mr. Robert Charles.
Actions of the Democratic Party against former President Trump give them the title of persecution party. I feel with certainty that this will be a thorn in the Democrat’s side before long.
BRAVO!!!!! Thank you! I’m affraid the “Deep State”, a percentage of Republicans, Democrats, and the filthy rich funders of the “Deep State” (You know the ones that threaten Supreme Court Justices, or Judges, Senators, Governors, Mayors, etc.), if they try to do their job, that they will go after their family. In November of 2020, a lot of us were in shock. Not in our country, where our ancestors fought and gave the ultimate sacrifice, to uphold our freedoms. Many of us are still in shock? We were told by the EVIL EMPIRE, to shut up! There is no Democracy anymore. The EVIL EMPIRE, which owns the Judicial System, and the Military, are now in control. I would love to be wrong about this, but I’m not. The greatest country in the world, has been taken over, by the “DEEP STATE EVIL EMPIRE”!