Donald Trump indictment: Prosecuting ex-leaders is common in democracies

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WASHINGTON: Donald Trump has denounced his indictment as an abuse befitting a banana republic, but the move in fact puts the United States in line with fellow advanced democracies that have prosecuted former leaders. France, Israel, Italy, South Korea, Romania and Croatia are among countries where courts h

WASHINGTON: Donald Trump has denounced his indictment as an abuse befitting a banana republic, but the move in fact puts the United States in line with fellow advanced democracies that have prosecuted former leaders.

"It's a teaching moment for the United States, when you haven't had that sort of test, to think about what is the strength of our democratic institutions when they're meeting the biggest challenge - to hold the most powerful people to account," she said. Developing nations, of course, are full of cases in which charges against former leaders have raised widespread doubts. Pakistan has seen street protests over the ouster last year of Prime Minister Imran Khan, who has since been hit with charges that include terrorism.

Nixon's successor, Gerald Ford, pardoned him, a move deeply controversial at the time that proved more popular in hindsight. James D. Long, a professor of political science at the University of Washington, said that prosecutors may have pursued Trump in part because he faces so many different allegations, not one single campaign-finance issue.

 

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Trump is a victim of dirty politics of Democrats and Joe biden

The whole world knew that Clinton is not prosecuted.

so all leaders of democracies must beware. there is accountability for everything. karma is real.

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