How Prosecuting Trump Could Protect The Future Of American Democracy - Ali Velshi - MSNBC
A new piece by The Boston Globe editorial board argues the Biden Justice Department must act now to hold Donald Trump accountable for his abuses of power while in office. Abdallah Fayyad, member of The Boston Globe’s editorial board, says prosecution would “restrain future presidents from abusing their power,” and former federal prosecutor Glenn Kirschner says prosecution would show “we will not tolerate a runaway, criminal president.” Aired on 06/11/2021.
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We had dump, in large part, because Nixon was pardoned & others have been given a free pass because of their wealth and/or status. With no concern for retribution, grifters will freely grift. That's a given, imo.
Ty for posting.
Ps - officials should be held to higher ethical standards and punished more harshly, imo, because they are violating the public trust. 
Not his siblings, 2 brothers and 2 sisters, just him. His father got him out of every scrape or legal issue he got into through either favors or money - a lot of money. So he went through life believing that laws, rules and norms just didn't apply to him. He was obviously a very damaged individual never suited for public office. He never even had a "real" job, just worked for his father, mainly doing whatever he wanted. It's long past time he finally faced consequences and it's likely that a real investigation will reveal transgressions that go back decades. 
The transgressions covered were mainly financial. But Mary Trump painted a picture of someone who was able to get away with everything, so none of us should be surprised at anything more that comes to light.
And I sure agree with you about the evangelicals. That makes no sense at all. If these are religious folks, why would they fanatically support someone who is not in the least religious, has never attended any church - and, as we have seen both when he attended George H.W. Bush's funeral and his more recent Bible holding photo op, he has no idea how to behave either in a church or even near one?? 
He lost his closest (younger) brother quite recently, but doesn't seem to be affected at all. And when his eldest brother died way too young (42), he went to the movies! So he has no concept of or loyalty to family - nor service to country. He grew up believing that it's all there to serve him. So it's impossible for him to understand someone who has dedicated his life to service like Joe Biden. TFG has never served anyone but himself.
...that advanced democracies truly comprehend the necessity of prosecuting criminal actions of their elected officials.
Here in the U.S. we seem to not take that as a serious endeavour.
We may have "jump started" democratic governance back in "1776", and might have had a substantial lead at the start.
Now the U.S. seems dead last in the race for democracy. Meanwhile, "wealth and power" have been pulling ahead forever.
Democracy = rabbit
Wealth and power = Turtle
Think about that...
Sorry, forgot to add the "Mc" in front of the turtle 
Just the other night Rachel Maddow pointed out that leaders in other countries have been convicted for breaking laws and have served time - recently. That needs to happen in this country as well. Just because it hasn't happened before is no excuse. And, as has also been said, it needs to happen now to prevent it from happening again. 
I'll think I've discovered a terrific find, only to have it sink like a stone. And the other night I hesitated to post something, but decided some would be interested, and it climbed right up on The Greatest Page. So you take your chances... 
