Trump’s Case Puts the Justice System on Trial, in a Test of Public Credibility

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History’s first federal indictment against a former president poses one of the gravest challenges to democracy the country has ever faced. It represents either a validation of the rule-of-law principle that even the most powerful face accountability for their actions or the moment when a vast swath of the public becomes convinced that the system has been irredeemably corrupted by partisanship.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/10/us/politics/trump-documents-indictment-democracy.html
 
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MIAMI (AP) — Donald Trump improperly stored in his Florida estate sensitive documents on nuclear capabilities, repeatedly enlisted aides and lawyers to help him hide records demanded by investigators and cavalierly showed off a Pentagon “plan of attack” and classified map, according to a sweeping felony indictment that paints a damning portrait of the former president’s treatment of national security information.

https://apnews.com/article/trump-ju...uments-miami-8315a5b23c18f27083ed64eef21efff3
 
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Trump indictment is stress test for US democracy as Republicans rally round
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Former US president Donald Trump’s stunning criminal charges have triggered a fierce counterattack from Republicans, putting America on a collision course between partisan politics and the rule of law ahead of a potentially explosive election.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news...ump-indictment-republicans-election-documents
 
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