"There's a more insidious point here that I want people to really get their heads around, Coleman said. When you continuously go after these government officials, one of the things that you do is you delegitimize the notion of the rule of law in such a way where it really calls people to question whether they should or have to respect it in the first place."
"The real danger is that ultimately you have created a space where the public now does not necessarily trust democratic institutions and may not feel like they need to be respected or that they have to be respected. And moving forward, Coleman said this plays to the [Trump Administration's] favor because it has already grabbed an unbridled amount of power for the Executive Branch."
President Donald Trump's targeted legal actions against political rivals risk turning prosecutions into a spectacle that erodes faith in the justice system. Indicting figures such as New York City Attorney General Letitia James and pursuing cases tied to James Comey, John Bolton, and others can create public doubt about the impartiality of democratic institutions. Whether accusations are true or false becomes secondary to the broader effect of undermining legal legitimacy. The resulting distrust may reduce public willingness to respect institutions, a consequence amplified by an Executive Branch that has already amassed significant power.
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