The real threat to democracy amid Trump ‘hush money’ trial drama (opens a new window)
Don’t let tawdry elements of the first-ever criminal trial of a U.S. president distract from the most chilling, autocratic aspect of these legal proceedings: How Trump deliberately puts people who uphold the rule of law in danger.
Instead of focusing on presenting a sober, respectful defense, Trump is using this trial, as well the others he faces, as an opportunity to attack the judiciary, using his tremendous profile to weaken it as an institution of accountability.