Dershowitz on the Hush Money Trial

Over at Capitalism Magazine is a piece by Alan Dershowitz which explains (a) how the Trump hush money trial is a cynical mockery of the judicial system, and (b) why everyone, regardless of where they stand on Trump, should be alarmed.

I am no fan of Trump, but have long suspected that this trial was an abuse of the legal system by the Democrats. The below makes it plain that I was right:

Stormy Daniels (Image by Glenn Francis, via Wikimedia Commons, license.)

The underlying crime is seemingly a minor misdemeanour -- falsifying business records -- which long ago expired under the statute of limitations. In order to turn it into a felony within the statute of limitations, prosecutors will have to show that Trump falsified the records in order to impact his election, thus constituting a federal election felony. The problem is, however, that federal authorities have not prosecuted Trump for this federal election crime. Moreover, state prosecutors have no jurisdiction over federal election law. Finally, we were not even clear, when the trial began, as to precisely which federal election laws the District Attorney was relying on.

This would be an outrage on its own, but in the context of Democrat foot-dragging on the three legitimate reasons to prosecute Trump -- his role in the civil unrest of January 6, 2021; his attempt to interfere in Georgia's election; and his unlawful possession of national security information -- there should be no doubt that, like Trump, they are serious only about getting elected, and not about the good of this country.

And the Democrats are being obviously short-sighted:

Today the target is Trump. Tomorrow it may be a Democrat.

There is more, specifically pertaining to how the trial is likely to play out: Trump, who may well be convicted of a felony by this blue-state jury, seems likely to be exonerated on appeal, but only after Election Day.

Notably, Trump is a horrible politician and has adopted so many of the left's tactics and policies. There is poetic justice in this last fact, but that is cold comfort indeed when one thinks past the next election.

Today, a power-lusting petty criminal is being crucified; tomorrow, it could be a good man and a genuine patriot.

-- CAV