Legal experts on CNN and MSNBC seemed to appear like crisis counselors after the acquittal to assure viewers that all was well because Trump can be clearly prosecuted and convicted. Think again... https://jonathanturley.org/2021/02/19/want-to-prosecute-trump-it-will-require-proof-not-politics-for-a-viable-case/
Want To Prosecute Trump? It Will Require Proof Not Politics For A Viable Case

Below is my column in USA Today on the calls for criminal charges against former president Donald Trump and what is still missing from viable prosecutions.  In the meantime, civil lawsuits have bee…

https://jonathanturley.org/2021/02/19/want-to-prosecute-trump-it-will-require-proof-not-politics-for-a-viable-case/
...The basis for such charges has been wildly overstated and that, without additional evidence, Trump is not looking at a trip to the hoosegow any time soon. Despite the drumbeat for prosecution, such charges could easily backfire...
...Indeed, absent new transformative evidence, prosecuting Trump on these cases could result in a resounding victory just before the 2024 election. What makes for good politics does not always make for good cases. However, bad cases can make for some really bad politics.
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