The first debate in just two weeks. Then the calendar thereafter littered with debates and caucuses, primaries and convention. Does that mean that trump should not be tried before the election . No. The cases should proceed as they would were the candidate not a president ial candidate. They should not be postponed because of the election, in which he has chosen to run. But nor should they be expedited. I have noted here before that theres a long and Noble Tra Jigs at doj of not wanting to act in a way that might be perceived as political. Five recent attorneys general, republicans ask democrats, have all signed the same memo affirm lg the importance of keeping politics out of criminal charges. A republican in 2008, eric holder in 2012 and Loretta Lynch in 2016, bill barr in 2020 and mek garland just last year, they have all used the same language, include ing this paragr quote, simply put, politics must play no role in the decisions the federal investigators or prosecutors regarding a
break down the ties of mutual understanding and solidarity, which a functioning democracy has. thank you so much for being here. i appreciate it. the book is great. i want to remind everybody. answer the poll question at smerconish.com. should the timing of any trump trial be influenced by the date of the election? when you re there, register for the daily newsletter. did you notice anything odd about the latest mike pence ad? i ll break down an kpausive list of campaign stunts gone wrong.