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The Republican Party’s divorce from the rule of law is complete

It’s been a slow boil over many years, but
this week truly solidified the GOP’s long drift away from the rule of law
— and embrace of Trump’s misleading claims about the legal process.

Almost without exception, Republicans decried the verdict of Trump’s jury of peers.

Even moderate Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), who offered vanilla responses to Trump’s indictments last year, decided that Trump has been singled out.

Collins also falsely claimed that District Attorney Alvin Bragg (D) had promised to prosecute Trump.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/05/31/4-takeaways-aftermath-trumps-guilty-verdict/