Donald Trump and a nation on the brink

The trial of Donald Trump is an opportunity for America, but it also carries great risks. In the worst case scenario, there is a risk of violent excesses the likes of which the country has not seen before.

Bastien Brown reports from Washington

What thursday night at New York It has become uniquely known in the more than 200-year history of the United States of America. with Donald Trump It is the first time that a formal indictment has been filed against a former US president.

The individual charges are not yet public. But there should be a total of 34, which would be more than previously expected. You can still talk about the issue of financial payments to porn actresses Stormy Daniels Exit. Aside from the New York case, Trump faces other charges that are likely to weigh much more.

But with this unique event – a former US president in the dock – a legal, and therefore also political, precedent is being created. In the end, the country could be more in trouble and divided than ever before. In the worst case, violence ensues. In the best-case scenario, years of farce may finally come to an end. Yes, there will be an opportunity for a fresh start that will lead to more social peace.

But Donald Trump and the seemingly indestructible cult surrounding his person get in the way of that. His supporters could go further and the mere accusation could lead to great social unrest. But what might just happen if Donald Trump is finally convicted?

A quick look is enough to understand such a scenario, for example in the Fox News broadcaster’s news program, which has the widest reach. There are psychics and experts warning that good American citizens in cities ruled by Democrats are no longer protected from the arbitrariness of a politicized judiciary.

The mood against the political exploitation of the judiciary by the Democrats fuels not only the media, but also almost all high-ranking Republicans. Even a potential presidential candidate, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, claimed he would not help turn Trump over to New York law enforcement in his home state.

If DeSantis really refused this support, it would be a violation of the US Constitution. But he seems to ignore it as long as he thinks he can win political points with it. How serious their attacks on their own justice system are is probably not a concern for many other Republicans.

It is a risky game in a country where firearms are easily available in many places. In a country where people believe they can no longer trust the judiciary, there is only one messy way out: vigilante justice.

The entire world was able to see what could happen on January 6, 2021, when radical Americans stormed the Capitol, believing that millions of voters had been rigged. Death and destruction had devastating consequences. Trump himself stoked fear of such circumstances when he wrote a few days ago that it was irresponsible for the New York attorney general’s office to once again accept “death and destruction” to indict him.

Talking of some sort of impending American Civil War is pretty awful. There are scholars who warn of it. However, many of those politicians who now profess allegiance to Trump are secretly waiting for this historic New York trial to signal the beginning of the end for Trump’s political ambitions. Sticking it out formally should, when in doubt, secure the votes of Trump supporters if they run for office. Otherwise, they will be considered traitors.

The danger of this legal and political precedent is that Donald Trump will not stop lighting the fire. On the contrary: it is already beginning now. When the first rumors of the impending indictment surfaced in New York a few days ago, he, his clan, and his campaign team took the opportunity to collect campaign donations. Financial donations should be for the “final battle” against Joe Biden and democrats.

Donald Trump is set to come to New York next week to be fingerprinted and have his face photographed in typical “Mugshot” form. It could be the start of a devastating election campaign unlike anything the United States has seen before. Trump and his team will do everything they can to make the alleged “witch-hunt” against him the core of his message: Trump is the supposed martyr to save the country.

A nation on the brink that Trump has been calling out for months. For his political survival, he is ready to drag the country into this very abyss. It is to the credit of American law enforcement that they are not intimidated by the highly dangerous and authoritarian game of poker for the sake of social peace. They, too, take a heavy risk of being charged. But democracy should in United States of America To survive, they have no choice but to enforce the law – even against an ex-boss.