Scholars say the new charges of attempting to overturn the 2020 election pose a unique test for the rule of law and go to the core of the threat to democracy.

Scholars say the new charges of attempting to overturn the 2020 election pose a unique test for the rule of law and go to the core of the threat to democracy

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    • achsonaja@lemm.ee
      13·
      1 year ago

      Same. It’s hard to care about these clickbait titles when nothing has stuck to him or changed his supporter’s opinions.

      • JillyB@beehaw.org
        3·
        1 year ago

        Worse, his poling seems to improve after each indictment. He’s good at spinning them into narratives that gain him support.

      • catchy_name@feddit.it
        3·
        1 year ago

        We’ve seen his lawyer go to prison before and that pattern may repeat here. We’ll just have to see whether he ends up seeing the inside of a cell along with them.

      • Pete Hahnloser@beehaw.org
        2·
        1 year ago

        Luckily, voting plays zero role in court cases. Changing the minds of the electorate is never the goal of a criminal case, and as to “nothing has stuck to him” … that’s simply not true. (And even if it were, past performance is not indicative of future results.)