Financial Times: Let the wheels of American justice turn against Donald Trump

The Financial Times published an editorial with the title: “Let the wheels of American justice spin against Donald Trump”.

The Financial Times notes that there have been some suggestions that the US judicial system should rein in its investigations into Donald Trump, or abandon them altogether.

They argue that American social peace is more valuable than “a blind pursuit of justice”.

If the price of stability is tolerance, so be it.

Fortunately, the Financial Times adds, Merrick Garland, the US attorney general, has sworn an oath on the US Constitution, and “isn’t on a roulette wheel to predict political risk”.

The Financial Times notes that the US Department of Justice’s investigation, which was escalated last week with the FBI’s raid on Trump’s home in Florida, may lead to his indictment.

Trump is using the allegation of persecution to boost his electoral chances of 2024, adding that the American legal system’s capitulation to intimidation or its fear of unintended consequences “would send a terrible message”.

The Financial Times says there is no evidence that the confiscated materials were falsely planted in Trump’s home.

The US Justice Department’s final decision should be based solely on the weight of evidence and the rule of law.

The Financial Times notes that pro-Trump media figures have put the lives of federal agents at risk by comparing them to the Gestapo (the official secret police of Nazi Germany).

Garland had no choice but to present the Justice Department’s side of the story and call on Trump to allow the release of the warrant for the raid.

And it turned out that Trump had already kept a large collection of highly classified materials at his home, which, according to The Financial Times, posed a national security risk and was a potential violation of the US Espionage Act.

It also emerged that Trump “failed to comply with a grand jury subpoena issued several weeks ago to hand over the documents”.

Where does the Trump investigation drama go anymore?

The Financial Times says there are two possibilities.

The first is to close this private investigation.

However, the possibility is now less likely than the latter, which is that there will be enough evidence to charge Trump with breaking federal laws.

Of course, the US Justice Department can still decide not to take this unprecedented step.

However, it’s hard to believe that someone as cautious as Garland would have agreed to such an important step unless he suspected that the alleged crimes were serious.

In either case, the United States is on a very bumpy road.

Pressure will likely increase on the attorney general to drop the Trump prosecution, or to back down at the last minute.

Whereas, the Justice Department’s final decision should be based solely on the weight of evidence and the rule of law.

The Financial Times ends its article by saying: “The strength of liberal democracy is measured by the independence of its institutions.

The world is watching how America will act.