Smith effectively had no choice. Trump had promised to fire him and end the cases as soon as he took office on January 20. The president-elect...plans to fire...attorneys...assigned to his team.
Faced with a choice between A and B, Trump chose option C: weaponize the procedural protections of the American justice system against itself.
These were crimes that only a president could commit: No one else could have attempted to remain in office by the same means.
The problem is not that these protections exist. They are a crucial part of ensuring fairness for all defendants.
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