The strength of the indictment lies as much in what it charges as what it doesn’t charge.

This is the indictment that those who were horrified by the events of Jan. 6, 2021, have been waiting for. The catalog of misdeeds that Donald Trump is accused of is extensive, some reflected in other prosecutions over classified documents and hush-money payments or in civil lawsuits.

Archive link: https://archive.ph/SKWzm

  • Chetzemoka@kbin.social
    231·
    1 year ago

    And building a case this secure is why it took 2.5 years to get this indictment. Honestly, light speed in our legal system. Everyone who doubted along the way doesn’t understand how these things work.

    • Hazzia@discuss.tchncs.de
      24·
      1 year ago

      Or were just jaded by how nothing up until now seemed to really be able to touch him, regardless of the ahit he pulled.

      That aside, I’m super stoked for this. It’s exactly what I’ve been hoping for.

    • Four_lights77@lemm.eeEnglish
      21·
      1 year ago

      It needs to be smart so that it will be robust, redundant, and resilient. An inefficient prosecution strategy lets trump’s lawyers delay it possibly defeat the process in a variety of ways. Anyway - law isn’t usually black and white - that’s why the court apparatus exists.