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Sometimes, the alleged violations are so serious that ignoring them would risk undermining the rule of law and the fabric of society and democracy...
Donald Trump will appear in court in Miami on Tuesday to answer a 37-count indictment that alleges the former president willfully withheld classified documents after leaving office and refused to turn them over.
His appearance will be a shocking, even tragic, moment in the history of a republic that has stood for more than two centuries after it was founded on the principle that no leader has absolute power or should be above the laws that apply. for other citizens.
Tuesday will be a tough day that could further divide a country already divided into two camps, especially given that Trump's supporters have already resorted to violence in an attempt to overturn the will of the people after former - the president refused to accept his defeat in the last presidential election.
Every prosecution also involves a choice. Sometimes, the alleged violations are so serious that ignoring them would risk undermining the rule of law and the fabric of society and democracy. But this impulse must also be balanced with the question of whether national interests are best served by criminal prosecution.
The case of a former president who has already used widening national divisions as a political tool and who has claimed to be the victim of politicized criminal investigations meant that Attorney General Merrick Garland faced an unprecedented dilemma in America's history.
The sensitivity of the issue is multiplied by the fact that the former president is being pursued by his successor's Justice Department in the heat of an election campaign in which he is trying to retake the White House from Biden.
Many Republicans, especially those in the House GOP caucus, took advantage of this highly unusual circumstance to set up a smokescreen for Trump last week before even reading the charges against him after the indictment. Arguing that the charges are politically motivated by his opponent.
But what would the U.S. stand to lose if it went silent on the Trump issue?
As painful as a presidential impeachment would be for the country, a decision not to indict Trump for such egregiously careless handling of classified documents would not only send a message that the powerful are above the law. This would risk signaling that such cavalier behavior is acceptable, or at least very difficult to prosecute.
The consequences of such a decision for the country's intelligence agencies could be catastrophic. Typically, federal officials are very protective of classified material, knowing that even one mishandling of a document could land them in trouble with the law or land them in jail.
Aktakuza e Smith pretendon se Trump mbante një sërë dokumentesh në një dush, një sallë vallëzimi dhe madje edhe një banjë në resortin e tij të trafikuar rëndë në Mar-a-Lago. Ai gjithashtu pretendon se ai tregoi një dokument jashtëzakonisht të ndjeshëm ushtarak për disa të ftuar në klubin e tij të golfit Bedminster dhe pranoi se ai nuk mund ta deklasifikonte atë pasi nuk ishte më president.
Disa nga materialet ai kishte refuzuar t'ia kthente qeverisë lidhur me aftësitë bërthamore të SHBA-së dhe vendeve të huaja. Kjo shpërfillje mahnitëse për sekretet e vendit ngre pyetje të mëdha në lidhje me sjelljen e kaluar të Trump dhe duket se forcon vendimin e qeverisë për t'iu drejtuar një hetimi penal për të tërhequr materialin.
More broadly, it also raises the question that voters, not the courts, will decide whether Trump should ever be trusted with such material as president. Although this is a question for the 2024 elections, this may also get an answer in the court hearing.
Trump's behavior appears to represent an exceptional case of a commander-in-chief and custodian of the nation's most precious secrets placing his personal motivations, whatever they may be over the national interest, in an abuse of public trust.
Knowing all the details in the indictment, the question of whether Donald Trump is a clear and present danger to the United States of America now has an answer!/ Adapted " Pamphlet" from "CNN"
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