October 18, 2024
On the release of Trump's election interference trial evidence...
Earlier this morning, the judge presiding over Donald Trump’s election interference trial announced a public release of the prosecution’s evidence later today. Since this news is fresh, today’s link is an article, not an opinion piece. I would encourage you to seek out Elie Honig’s take on the matter when it arrives, though, provided his head hasn’t exploded. As I’ve mentioned before, Honig is not a fan of Donald Trump. But he’s even less fond of the inconsistent application of the law and, well, that’s what this appears to be.
I don’t say this as someone who thinks Trump didn’t try to interfere in the 2020 election. I think, from my layman’s view, the case has merit. But I also think it needs to be as free of judiciary politics as possible. I didn’t believe that would be a challenge, but maybe that was wishful thinking. It probably was. It was. And now what does this do other than — correctly — serve Trump’s narrative of a judiciary out to get him? That doesn’t mean the entire judiciary is out to get him — see Judge Aileen Cannon, in whom I also expected more — but this isn’t how things are supposed to work, especially this close to an election.
So go find Elie Honig and hear what he has to say. Elliot Williams will provide counter-argument. And we’ll see where this latest development takes us. My guess is it’s nowhere good.