No one, not even a former President, is Above The Law

“An indictment of the former president, followed by orderly due process, would show that no one is immune to following the law simply because he is famous, wealthy, politically powerful, willing to threaten the justice system, or possessed of intemperate and powerful followers such as Representative Andy Biggs. Biggs has accidentally stumbled on the secret of rule of law, in which no one is above accountability.” -- David A. Graham

It’s meant to be a dire warning – a call to arms for the MAGA army:

"Remember, if they can do this to me, they can do it to anyone!" Donald Trump howls.

Trump’s lieutenants, like Rep. Biggs – an election denier who refused to denounce white supremacy – dutifully parrot this line.

They are, of course, absolutely correct, although they got it somewhat backward. If “they” – meaning duly elected or appointed prosecutors following the law -- can do it to anyone, “they” can do it to Trump.

It must be said, however, that Trump clearly means something different when he says “they.”

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, Fulton County, Georgia, District Attorney Fani Willis, and New York State Attorney General Letitia James are Black. Trump never misses an opportunity to stoke the flame of racial resentment at the heart of his political appeal.

“One of the impacts of this rhetoric of anti-white racism is that it invites everyday Americans to see themselves as victims of a Black takeover,” Tayo Bero wrote in The Guardian. “This isn’t just absurd. It also lends credence to the far-right “white replacement theory” that underpins Trump’s political strategy.”