As the former president faces court, this will be yet another litmus test for the strength of American democracy. And it’s an essential one.
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Accountants spurred Al Capone’s downfall and the Watergate scandal was revealed when reporters ‘followed the money.’ Will they also bring down Donald Trump?
For the first time, a former US president has been indicted, and two scholars describe what it means for democracy – and for them.
A perp walk is often seen as a walk of shame for accused criminals. But this norm is likely to backfire in the case of Trump.
The Manhattan District Attorney will need to prove several different points in its prosecution of Trump. But securing an unbiased jury will also challenge the execution of this unprecedented case.
The US constitution would not restrict Donald Trump from running for president, even if he is in the middle of a court case, or was convicted.
Trump’s indictment will force Americans to grapple with the exact role of presidents – and limits of their power.
With a federal indictment of former President Donald Trump, currently a presidential candidate, a legal scholar explores what the law says about the consequences of such an unprecedented act.
Trump’s reported indictment, and the frenzy it has already created, demonstrate just what a dangerous and unstable time this is for American democracy. The road is probably about to get even rockier.
Trump isn’t the first modern president with legal problems, but he would be the first former president to be indicted for alleged crimes.
Both sweeping immunity and overzealous prosecutions of former leaders can undermine democracy. But such prosecutions pose different risks for older democracies like the US than in younger ones.
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Foundation Professor of Law and Political Science, Arizona State University
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Professor of Criminal Law, Immigration, and Race and Law, University of California, Davis
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Distinguished Practitioner in Residence, Loyola University Chicago
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Co-Director, National Security and Civil Rights Program, Loyola University Chicago
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Adjunct Senior Fellow, School of Global, Urban and Social Studies, RMIT University
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Professor of Political Science, Co-founder of the Political Economy Forum, University of Washington
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Associate Professor of Law; Senior Faculty Fellow, Mershon Center for International Security Studies, The Ohio State University
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Professor of Political Science and Co-founder of the Political Economy Forum, University of Washington
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Mills E. Godwin, Jr., Professor of Law, William & Mary Law School
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Assistant Professor of Government, Smith College
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Teaching Fellow in International Security, University of Portsmouth
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Associate Professor of Intelligence Studies, Texas A&M University
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Director of Research, Academic Development, and Innovation, Middlebury
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Associate Professor of Philosophy, Rochester Institute of Technology
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Director of Research, US Studies Centre, University of Sydney
