Trump indictment: ‘Alvin Bragg has made America great again’
To the editor: No one is above the regulation. In a nation of greater than 330 million souls, nevertheless, there was one individual whom the regulation had not touched — earlier than, that’s, Manhattan Dist. Atty. Alvin Bragg offered his case towards former President Trump to the grand jury, which reacted with an indictment.
Different indictments might observe, each in Georgia and in federal courts.
May I’ve to change my earlier evaluation that certainly, no person is above the regulation? Maybe not. The braveness and dedication that Bragg has proven amid dying threats is an instance for all of us to observe,
Cassie Bryer, Los Angeles
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To the editor: I believed these investigating Trump would again down, and he would emerge the winner above the regulation as a result of his mimes and Fox Information had a louder voice. I used to be incorrect.
Bragg and the grand jurors in Manhattan, following dying threats, bravely pursued the info and adopted by means of with the indictment.
With the previous president scheduled to indicate up for his day in courtroom subsequent week, there’s additionally an issue that I don’t assume ever got here up in our nation’s historical past. Present and previous presidents are assigned safety for all times. If Trump has to serve time, will his Secret Service element need to be on guard too?
Don A. Norman, Los Angeles
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To the editor: The indictment of Trump after greater than 200 years of our presidency removes the final vestige of an American monarchy.
The president till now has been seen as above the regulation, and never one in all them has ever been prosecuted for any alleged misdeeds.
The president was given particular energy when the Structure was written. Whoever held the workplace may pardon anybody discovered responsible of against the law, successfully overriding the rule of regulation. This can be a energy and privilege usually given to monarchs.
However in the present day, the president is one in all us.
Sidney Weissman, Highland Park, In poor health.
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To the editor: Prison justice penalties are supposed to deter the offender and others from participating in future unlawful conduct.
Our society calls for compliance with the regulation by mentally in poor health individuals, who typically battle distinguishing between actuality and delusion. Absolutely we are able to demand the identical from enterprise and political leaders.
Whereas no cheap individual can anticipate that Trump will ever expertise contrition, our solely likelihood of deterring future lawlessness by others is to topic him to authorized penalties for prison exercise.
Joel Koury, Santa Monica
The author is a prison protection legal professional.
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To the editor: Two politicians with authorized troubles made Friday’s newspaper.
The social gathering of Trump was talked about greater than 16 instances. The social gathering of suspended L.A. Metropolis Councilman Mark Ridley-Thomas, who was discovered responsible Thursday in his federal corruption trial, was talked about zero instances.
And the L.A. Instances has no bias?
Greg Badovinac, North Hollywood
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To the editor: Inarguably, Trump’s indictment for difficult-to-follow enterprise felonies pales in comparison with the probably traitorous bigger offenses additionally pending.
However, if a prison robs a financial institution, burns a constructing and commits some blue-collar crime as properly, they’ve nonetheless damaged the regulation and dedicated three felonies. They need to be made to reply for every.
We’ve a cultural flaw the place our president is thought to be form of an untouchable king. Our continued fascination with the British monarchy proves this. Former President Nixon and Trump, each of whom disgraced the workplace, exploited this.
Our legal guidelines should apply equally to us all or they imply nothing.
Mark Diniakos, Thousand Oaks
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To the editor: Trump’s cash was properly spent, wasn’t it? It positive stored that Stormy Daniels story quiet, didn’t it?
Maureen Cobas, Pomona, Calif.
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To the editor: Alvin Bragg has made America nice once more.
Alan Segal, San Diego
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To the editor: I awoke Friday morning to vital information for our nation, and particularly fantastic for these of us who’ve been praying for some form of accountability for the contaminated chief of the earlier administration.
Thus, I used to be not shocked that Friday’s newspaper elected to run the story about Trump’s indictment because the lead story. The opposite front-page articles have been additionally vital.
However I searched in useless for the particular headline that day deserved, that this metropolis and county deserved, after the Dodgers opened their season with a scorching win over their opponent.
We Dodger followers didn’t have that smile-evoking little banner someplace on the primary web page. We misplaced the possibility to brag for only a second within the glory of an opening-day win, when Trump is trumped by the Dodgers.
Lydia Vogt, San Vito, Costa Rica
