Nixon wasn’t a cult leader. He got a pardon; Trump shouldn’t

To the editor: Former President Trump’s federal indictment isn’t the results of a witch hunt. That is simply the rule of legislation. We’re a rustic of legal guidelines.

Our founding fathers made positive that we might not have a king or anybody above the legislation. If Trump is responsible of a criminal offense for which anybody else could be punished, he ought to be punished too.

President Nixon was pardoned after he resigned to save lots of the nation from a number of issues. He was not a cult chief with followers who may destroy our democracy if he was allowed to go unpunished by the legislation. Nixon left with out inflicting a disruption.

Trump is not going to go away absent authorized confrontation. If responsible, he ought to be punished the identical as any citizen would. If responsible and pardoned, he is not going to keep quietly in his seaside dwelling like Nixon. He’ll proceed to foment hassle for our democracy and tear the nation aside.

Edward Gilbert, Studio Metropolis

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To the editor: One of many definitions of madness is repeatedly doing the identical factor and anticipating a unique consequence.

You may impeach Trump. You may arrest him, you may cost him, you may indict him and you’ll sue him, however there’s one factor you can not do: do away with him. And that’s actually what that is all about.

So why don’t all of us simply sit again, benefit from the trip and let nature take its course, as a result of the legislation (at this time limit) is about as helpful as a cotton raincoat or a vinyl towel.

These fruitless assaults are solely making him and his allies bolder and stronger, and if he turns into president once more it will likely be largely as a result of our efforts to stop that from occurring.

Boy, we’re displaying them, aren’t we?

Arthur Saginian, Santa Clarita

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To the editor: All Trump needed to do was return the requested categorized supplies and different authorities paperwork in a well timed method, and he may have prevented all this.

As a substitute, he claimed they belonged to him, declassified them along with his thoughts and refused to provide them again. When he lastly did, quite a few paperwork had been nonetheless lacking.

Now he’s been indicted on 37 counts. There are practically 3 million folks with energetic U.S. safety clearances, they usually all know the place they might be immediately had they executed something related.

Mark McIntyre, Los Angeles

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To the editor: In his quest for wealth and energy, Trump’s a long time of mocking the legislation appear to be catching up with him. Two questions most hassle me:

Will he handle to dodge accountability but once more?

And if not and justice prevails, will he rally his most rabid followers to take our nation down with him, as different delusional, narcissistic figures have all through historical past?

J.M. Wilson, West Hollywood

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To the editor: Fast! The Structure should be amended. Not with these liberal concepts like electing a president by common vote or limiting the time period of a Supreme Courtroom justice.

We should amend the Structure to state that no individual is above the legislation except their initials are DJT.

Fred Burgess, Camarillo

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To the editor: Nicely, he likes being first.

Maureen Cobas, Pomona