When defeated former President Trump says jump, Republicans ask in unison, "How high?"
In the case of Trump's claim that he will be arrested for his involvement in the use of campaign funds to pay off Stormy Daniels, Kentucky Republican Senator Rand Paul reached for the sky by declaring Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg be jailed. Paul tweeted, “A Trump indictment would be a disgusting abuse of power. The DA should be put in jail.”
Naturally, Paul didn't supply any evidence to support how Bragg is acting unlawfully. It would seem that merely indicting Trump in of itself is the "disgusting abuse of power" in question. Now I don't think Paul actually believes what he is saying here. But as with most things said by Republicans these days there is a significant portion of the country which does and will take his word as gospel. It will have the added benefit of currying favor for Paul with Trump and his supporters.
Let us suppose that Bragg does indict Trump. What are Trump, Paul and Republicans so afraid of? If Bragg's case against Trump is weak, as has been suggested by Trump's supporters, then Trump's lawyers can file a motion to dismiss the charges during the trial and, failing that, a jury could always acquit. This is our justice system.
Or perhaps Paul knows Trump is guilty, but the Orange God should not be subject to our laws or the Constitution because his gravy train would stop running. So instead he demands Bragg be put in jail for carrying out his duties. No doubt Paul will soon turn his sights to Fani Willis, Jack Smith, Merrick Garland when he isn't engaging in demagoguery against Dr. Fauci.
Others will follow in Paul's path while others still will take it further and call for people who have the temerity to investigate Trump to be killed as one podcast host did with former President Obama, former Attorney General Eric Holder and former National Security Adviser Susan Rice - and they have nothing to do with this or any other current investigation against Trump. Sooner or later someone will see fit to follow their advice with tragic results.
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