Trump is surrounded by disparate legal actions of varying importance by disconnected individuals. 6 riot played on a big screen and a recording by the J6 Prison Choir blasted through speakers at a rally for his presidential campaign. Trump stood with his hand over his heart in Waco, Texas, as scenes from the Jan. Maybe the only certainty right now is that the answer will be unsatisfying. And, notably, few agree what the settlement means, whether the $787.5 million paid by Fox to Dominion reflects accountability or inconsequence, whether an apology was required or whether a trial was, even as the case risked a ruling with unpredictable repercussions.ĭifferent people have different views of what the real problem and the right form of justice look like for Mr. Trump: The Dominion Voting Systems lawsuit was about one thing (the claim of defamation against a business), but it took on a broader meaning (the public learned more about how Republican politics really works right now). The Fox News settlement last week offered a microcosm of what’s happening now with Mr. Although there’s a literal point to an investigation (find out what went wrong) followed by a prosecution (hold people accountable), investigations and prosecutions can also take on cultural or symbolic meaning. There’s expected to be another in Georgia, possibly a sprawling one, about the effort to overturn the 2020 election. What’s the right form of justice for the problem of Donald Trump?
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