(I’m republishing this post from January now it appears that none of Trump’s criminal prosecutions may occur before the election. It has been slightly edited.)
“Justice too long delayed is justice denied.” — Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
When he wrote those words in his Letter from Birmingham Jail in 1963, King was referring to a very different context from yesterday’s news that all of Trump’s four criminal cases face delays.
In these cases, what is at stake is not whether the defendant will get his measure of justice but whether we the people will get ours.
That’s because the leisurely pace at which the courts are proceeding almost certainly means they will not be able to go to trial until after this November’s election.
And that is unacceptable.
Because if Trump should win that election, this opportunity to adjudicate his role in the Jan. 6th insurrection will never come to be. And our democracy will suffer irreparable harm.
Given that regrettable prospect, I’ve come up with a new truism:
“Accountability too long delayed is accountability denied.”
HEADLINES:
With Russian presidential election, Vladimir Putin may cement longest reign since Stalin (USA Today)
Ukraine, Stalled on the Battlefield, Targets Russia’s Oil Industry (NYT)
Nathan Wade resigns as lead prosecutor in Trump Ga. case (WP)
Takeaways from the scathing ruling that allows DA Fani Willis to remain on the Trump election subversion case (CNN)
Trump hush money trial delayed 30 days to consider new evidence (WP)
Biden and Netanyahu's deepening rift on public display (BBC)
Israel blocks thousands of Palestinians from visiting Al-Aqsa Mosque (Al Jazeera)
Israel faces crisis of its own making as chaos and hunger engulf Gaza (WP)
US aid chief to announce $25 million in humanitarian assistance for Haiti (Reuters)
TikTok Made Them Famous. What If It All Goes Away? (WSJ)
OpenAI and Figure AI develop humanoid robot (BBC)
Apple acquires AI startup specializing in overlooking manufacturing components (TechCrunch)
Matrix multiplication advancement could lead to faster, more efficient AI models (ArsTechnica)
Horrified Man Suddenly Realizes He’s Putting Down Roots In Charlotte (The Onion)
'Games made by soulless machines': Tech sparks debate over AI stories in video games (NPR)
Man Confidently Hits ‘Send’ On Worst Job Application Company Has Ever Seen (The Onion)
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