Calling Donald Trump a threat to the rule of law has backfired
It strengthened him politically and led to constitutional protections for presidents, not citizens
To President Joe Biden, former President Donald Trump and his “MAGA Republican extremists” are a threat to “the very foundations of our republic”. Democrats once insisted that prosecuting Mr Trump for his conduct as president would illuminate his menace and bar him from the office. For their part, federal prosecutors have never given a hint of partisan objectives; they wanted to vindicate the principle that no one is above the law.
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This article appeared in the United States section of the print edition under the headline “The truly imperial presidency”
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