Radley Balko: New from me: Despite what they claim, Trump and his allies haven't been abused by the criminal justice system. They've actually been given extraordinarily preferential treatment. radleybalko.substack.com/p/trump-and-...

New from me: Despite what they claim, Trump and his allies haven't been abused by the criminal justice system. They've actually been given extraordinarily preferential treatment. radleybalko.substack.com/p/trump-and-...

Trump and MAGA haven't been mistreated by the criminal justice system. It has favored them.radleybalko.substack.com Few people get the leniency and preferential treatment the courts have shown Trump and his allies

Cannon is overseeing the classified documents case and Chutkan the DC one, no?

Crap. Thanks for that.

It's infuriating to think you could probably go to any point in Trump's life since he attained legal adulthood and with just a little scrutiny catch him in some criminality.

earlier than that--he was maybe 17 when he was helping his dad out violating the Fair Housing Act

"Accountability feels like an attack when you're not ready to acknowledge how your behavior harms others." Jazz Zo Marcellus

And if his followers were capable of learning and self-reflection they’d see a million examples of this and maybe think of the system differently.

My question, which I guess is sort of unanswerable, is was this the right thing to do? E.g., would it have been worse for Merchan to impose summary contempt on Trump for the assorted nonsense? I’m not even sure how to weigh it

Yeah, I don't know the answer. I'm not criticizing Merchan. He's in an incredibly difficult situation. I'm just criticizing the preposterous idea that he has been *unfair* to Trump.

Oh agree 100%. I’ve been following it (occasionally non-consensually when I have court dates coinciding with the trial) and am so on board with this piece’s conclusion I don’t have much to contribute lol

most def

That's 100% why those people you're talking about are now supporting Trump. If even a former President billionaire can get railroaded by lawfare and persecution, how unfair is the legal system to the poor? How about them apples?

Yes, but by claiming victimhood, the mainstream media starts scraping the bottom of the barrel to be sympathetic to them. Eventually, the only narrative that carries is the one that Trump doles out. This is the effect they seek, and are getting it.

I hate this picture. Trump thinks he looks mean.

thanks for the clear examples

Rump and friends are the abusers who have bent and mis-shaped our justice system in some areas permanently for the worse.

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