Harvard constitutional legislation professor Laurence Tribe known as the newest indictment in opposition to Donald Trump “sensible,” however stated there’s one issue that would render the entire thing moot: Timing.
“I do suppose that [Attorney General] Merrick Garland didn’t proceed as quick as he might need,” Tribe stated on MSNBC on Tuesday night.
Because of this, the case in opposition to Trump over his actions main as much as the Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol may drag on into the following presidency.
“If the following presidency is held both by Donald Trump or by considered one of his acolytes or by just about any Republican, there may be the horrible prospect that this can all be wiped away,” Tribe stated. “And that will probably be relegated to a sort of a historic footnote.”
A number of 2024 GOP contenders have stated they’d pardon Trump if elected.
Tribe stated it’s a reminder of how “weak and fragile” the authorized system is.
“We have now a system which may go too slowly, that is perhaps too opaque,” he stated. “And a system that isn’t in any respect assured to conquer politics.”
See his full dialogue with MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell under:
