Rand Paul just kicked the GOP's anti-Bragg rhetoric up a notch. (via MaddowBlog)
This past weekend, as part of his I’m-rubber-you’re-glue shtick, Donald Trump
that it was the Manhattan district attorney investigating the former president’s alleged crimes who should be considered theDonald Trump investigations: FollowThe obvious problem with Paul’s pitch is that it’s plainly ridiculous. Indeed, Bragg hasn’t actually indicted the former president, at least not yet. The New York prosecutor has empaneled a grand jury and collected evidence — none of which has been seen or evaluated by Senate Republicans.
It’s against this backdrop that Paul hasn’t just denounced the investigation, he’s called for the incarceration of the elected prosecutor for reasons he hasn't explained. But the less obvious problem with the GOP lawmaker’s message is the underlying irony. Take another look at his published message: “A Trump indictment would be a disgusting abuse of power. The DA should be put in jail.”
Did it not occur to Paul that the first sentence was at odds with the second? Did he not notice that putting a district attorney behind bars for potentially filing an evidence-based indictment, as part of a case that’s already sent someone else to prison, would itself be “a disgusting abuse of power”?
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