Trump upended the norms yet again today in his tweets. It has long been understood, probably because so many of our presidents have had legal training, that interfering in ongoing prosecutions is unwise if not outright forbidden. Trump not only castigated the attorney general of the US but tied current prosecutions of two congressmen to the elections.
You know who does that? Leaders of banana republics. While I don't expect all the Trumpettes to stand up in protest to Trump upending the common understanding of the legal system, I can hope that the Republican lawyers in government condemn these statements. Even they understand that our common reliance on normal behavior in the legal system supports and strengthens our country. If they don't decry Trump's tweets, we are doomed. Are the two congressmen guilty? That's up to the legal system including juries to determine. Does Trump behave irrationally when he wants his justice department to hold off prosecuting people for purely political reasons? Consider what would happen if the judge asked each defendant what his political affiliation was before he made any determination.
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