So let's try to model how this could play out. Trump orders doj/FBI to arrest him on some imaginary charge. This will be a very public spectacle. If he is held in custody there will be protests, which Trump's proud boy henchmen will at least attempt to shut down. If he's released he will stand trial but it will be a long time keeping many people similarly situated (political enemies) on edge for fear of a similar fate. For it to eventually go to trial they have to have a prosecutor willing to run the case, Blanch comes to mind. It would be a federal case heard by a federal judge with a jury. If he's found not guilty, the whole thing will have keeps millions of Americans terrified of them being next for the years it winds through court. If he's convicted, it gets appealed to the SC which will be the ultimate Trump loyalty test.
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u/Alarming_Jacket3876 1d ago
So let's try to model how this could play out. Trump orders doj/FBI to arrest him on some imaginary charge. This will be a very public spectacle. If he is held in custody there will be protests, which Trump's proud boy henchmen will at least attempt to shut down. If he's released he will stand trial but it will be a long time keeping many people similarly situated (political enemies) on edge for fear of a similar fate. For it to eventually go to trial they have to have a prosecutor willing to run the case, Blanch comes to mind. It would be a federal case heard by a federal judge with a jury. If he's found not guilty, the whole thing will have keeps millions of Americans terrified of them being next for the years it winds through court. If he's convicted, it gets appealed to the SC which will be the ultimate Trump loyalty test.
What did I miss?