The Bonfire of Privilege

Our concern is less with the former president’s political chances than with the prospect of a bonfire of legal privileges.

AP/Steve Helber
The Supreme Court in June 2022. AP/Steve Helber

The man who could be the most famous in the world is facing a battery of investigations unfolding under sealed secrecy. That strange set of affairs clicked into place with a CNN report that no less than eight investigations into President Trump are underway. Our concern is less with the former president’s chances for a return to the White House than with the prospect of a bonfire of legal privileges that undergird our due process of law. 

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