A Fair Trial or a Fair Election — or Both?

The American public writ large is the smartest and fairest party in this whole drama about to open in federal court.

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A Wisconsin voter in 2022. Alex Wroblewski/Getty Images

Which is more important — protecting a fair trial or protecting a fair election? The special prosecutor  pursuing President Trump wants to block the front runner for the Republican nomination from talking on the stump about the government’s disclosures in the pending trial. Mr. Trump, meanwhile, wants to be able to inform the voters about the particulars of the case against him. Do both — or only one or neither — of them have a point?

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