The performative anger from prominent Republicans over Donald Trump’s federal felony indictment is full of sound and fury — signifying nothing. None of the arguments against prosecuting the former president make sense, writes Eugene Robinson in Opinions.
of attorney-client privilege. For most defendants, I’d say that was going too far. But for a former president, as with a mob boss, I believe it is justified.
It is true that our government classifies more documents than it should, sometimes keeping from citizens information we can and should know. But there are genuine secrets that officials need to protect.
Among the documents Smith alleges Trump stashed away are one “concerning nuclear weaponry of the United States” and one “concerning timeline and details of attack in a foreign country.” Seriously, Republicans, you want that stuff just lying around?, and the most ludicrous, is that Biden is “weaponizing” the justice system against his most formidable opponent in the coming presidential election. Puh-leeze.
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