I am going to anger a lot of folks on here, but I have mixed feelings about the indictment

[oldtimer]

I personally am on the fence.

On the one hand, nobody is above the law.

on the other hand, there is this thing called prudence. This charge will be very hard to prove, and if trump is ultimately acquitted, it would be perhaps the worst thing to happen to the country in a long time. Is it worth the risk of pouring gasoline on our national fire for what amounts to (at best) a misdemeanor/minor felony?

To be clear, trump should face criminal exposure for jan 6th and the georgia stuff.

I just don't know if it is an example of prudence and wisdom to go forward with the stormy daniels stuff.

I am curious if anyone else shares my ambivalence?

I just don't see this ending well. The menace is already on truth social calling for protest. Somebody is going to get hurt.

I think the best compromise is that former Presidents, if in legal trouble, should be tried by the Supreme Court.

Since the political authority of the Supreme Court is higher than the Presidency.

[oldtimer]

I just don't want to start the cycle of prosecuting former presidents for non-violent crime.   Expect every former president to be prosecuted by an ambitious blue/red state DA going forward if this sticks.

If I were the President of the United States and wanted to avoid going to jail, I would simply not commit a crime.

In practice I guess you would put nothing in writing and certainly not on tape.

At least that is what I believe to be the current standard practice of all Administrations since 1973.