When the media says no one is above the law, the corollary left out is, 'so long as you are on the right side of the political divide.'įor nearly 10 years, the media, security state, intelligence community, and professional bureaucracy have bent every law, flouted every norm, and concocted conspiracies so ludicrous as to defy belief-all in an effort to prosecute Donald Trump. The son of the sitting president, who has filmed himself committing what appear to be serious crimes, has apparently illegally owned a gun, and has allegedly taken enormous sums from Chinese Communist Party-tied companies, is not merely a free man-he is celebrated, shielded, and further enriched. The media has largely framed this story with a trope about how Bragg's decision to prosecute shows that ' no one is above the law.' This framing is false. But for Bragg and the Gotham establishment that have made these absurdities possible, alleged improprieties concerning campaign finance are felonious to the point of being worth risking national discord to prosecute. Last year, a convicted sex offender who put a man in a coma walked free. Major crime in New York City jumped 22% in 2022. In Bragg's world, armed robbery, burglary, and drug dealing are, by the wave of a woke wand, misdemeanor offenses.

If this is true-and with the indictment still under seal, we don't yet know-it makes the situation worse not merely for Alvin Bragg, but for the entire country.Īfter all, Bragg is a DA best known for not seeking prison sentences for many crimes, while downgrading others.

president has largely focused on the legalities, with charges related to the hush money allegedly paid to former porn star Stormy Daniels. The immediate reaction to the first criminal indictment of a former U.S.

New York County District Attorney Alvin Bragg's decision to bring charges will be a moment that historians, and society more broadly, will look back upon as a societal turning point. The reality, however, is that the Left and the Right-the United States as a whole-will suffer the consequences of this blunder of historic proportions. There is little doubt that news of former President Donald Trump's indictment and pending arraignment will be met with jubilation on the Left.

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