The longing to see right prevail and wrong punished is arguably one of the fiercest human desires. That’s why it is nothing less than agonizing to consider that in the case of Donald Trump, justice may have to be sacrificed on the altar of order.
That is the argument advanced by Damon Linker: “Large numbers of Republicans think Democrats are out to destroy Donald Trump ... This is a dangerous problem, because it shows both that the rule of law is already in an advanced state of decay and that pressing charges against Trump ... and potentially throwing him in jail will accelerate this process.”
