It’s Justice Time for Trump

My 95-year-old mother and I speak on the phone frequently, and most of these conversations, when we’ve exhausted family matters, turn to politics.

I try to tread lightly here. Mom is a Fox News acolyte (though she reads mainstream media as well), and I don’t see the point in getting into arguments.

Having said that, in the hundreds of discussions we’ve had since Trump was elected, it’s been clear that I believe Trump is a criminal and needs to be prosecuted.  When I brought up the January 6th Committee’s announcement (above) last night, she laughed and said, “You really won’t be happy until Trump gets carted off in handcuffs.”

“That’s true,” I admitted, “but that’s not equivalent to saying ‘I won’t be happy until he’s sent to prison.’ If he’s acquitted of these charges, as unlikely as that seems, I’ll be OK.”

Rule of law means a great deal to every decent American.  That doesn’t mean locking up people we find repugnant, but it does mean criminally charging the most powerful people in the country when warranted.