When Norms Lead You Astray

Seth Masket: “Special Counsel Jack Smith’s final report states for the record what has been clear to political observers for some time now: Trump running for and winning the presidency prevented him from being tried and convicted for his role in trying to overturn the 2020 presidential election. He ran for president to stay out of prison, and it worked.”

“My impression is that this is a case of adherence to (normally laudable) legal norms that led to a distinctly non-democratic outcome. The justice system essentially played itself.”