Thread by @Eric_Schmitt

Campaigning to criminally prosecute political opponents with no evidence of wrongdoing is about as reckless as it gets

What’s happening to President #Trump is an affront to justice & must be called out for what it is: cataclysmically dangerous

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Leftists in the US are increasingly weaponizing investigations to persecute & prosecute their opponents for politics and policy differences. It’s conduct found in a banana republic where the authoritarian state punishes its political enemies with prosecutions in search of crimes.

It’s antithetical to America’s founding which rejected the idea and practice of those in power punishing political opponents for vague and ambiguous “crimes against the state.”  Instead, the Founders chose to create a country of laws, not of men.

Now, in a former colony that rose up against the Crown’s abuses, New York AG Letitia James is pursuing a contemptible criminal probe of President #Trump.  Without any knowledge or facts, James campaigned for AG in ‘18 on a promise to target President Trump & the @Trump family.

In her campaign, James claimed, without evidence, that the president conspired with foreign governments, obstructed justice etc.  Promising to criminally prosecute political opponents with no evidence of wrongdoing is about as dangerous to the rule of law as you’ll find in the US

As recently highlighted by @DonaldJTrumpJr on @TuckerCarlson show, AG James is now making good on her campaign promise to not only prosecute President Trump but also members of the @Trump family.  This is an affront to justice.

As the state’s chief law enforcement official, she is keeping her promise in an unprecedented political prosecution in search of a crime, with taxpayers footing the bill even as New York deals with a violent #crime crisis.

If this same behavior occurred in an authoritarian state, our own U.S. State Department would condemn it.  In liberal New York, it’s politics as usual.

Notwithstanding NY, in America, justice is supposed to be blind – there is a reason Lady Justice wears a blindfold instead of a political jersey.  AGs & anyone with law enforcement power, have a special responsibility to adhere to the rule of law as a general principle.

And Trump Derangement Syndrome doesn’t provide legal cover. The public expects prosecutors to carry out our responsibilities without political prejudice. Threatening political enemies with indictments & incarceration to settle political scores shows a contempt for the rule of law

For 5 yrs with no evidence & failure after failure, the Left has been in search of crime to get President Trump & his family. Rather than debating policy differences the Left is focused on indictments and even incarceration for those who dare not conform to their liberal views.

We must have the courage to call out this insanity before it becomes normalized. We must fight to save this Republic & the rule of law.  If we don’t, or if we remain silent, we will become just another junk banana republic slip-sliding down that Shining City on a Hill
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