The Time of Monsters: Two Cheers for Arresting Trump

<p>While the arrest of former president Donald Trump on 34 counts of falsifying business record can be welcomed as a rare example of accountability for the elite Americans, the actual case will have to be tested in court. My colleague Elie Mystal has written <a href="https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/trump-indictment-bragg-legal-case/" rel="nofollow">an important column</a> cautioning against having high expectations. The fact is the <a href="https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/23741550/donald-j-trump-indictment.pdf" rel="nofollow">case brought by Manhattan D.A. Alvin Bragg</a> is for one of Trump’s lesser offenses (compared to ongoing investigations over obstruction of justice, over attempted influencing of election officials, over incitement of the January 6 attempted coup, and over handling of classified documents, among other matters).</p><p>Further, this particular case against Trump has to clear some high legal hurdles. On this episode of <em>The Time of Monsters</em>, I talked to Elie about Trump’s legal status, why we should welcome the former president’s arrest, why we should be clear-eyed about how far the court case can go, and how MAGA Republicans are using this case to foment racism.</p><p><em>Subscribe to </em>The Nation<em> to support all of our podcasts: </em><a href="https://thenation.com/podcastsubscribe" rel="nofollow"><em>thenation.com/podcastsubscribe</em></a><em>.</em> </p><br/><br/>Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a><br/><br/>Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>