Chuck Todd wonders
During an interview with Gov. Larry Hogan (R-MD), Todd said that charging Trump might be too harsh for “the country.”
“Do you think he should be charged with a crime?” Todd asked Hogan.
“I think that’s for the Justice Department to decide,” Hogan replied.
“Do you think the country can handle prosecuting a former president?” Todd wondered.
“Yeah, I’m not sure they can,” Hogan opined. “But I think no man is above the law so if that’s where the facts lead, that’s what has to happen.”
Chuck Todd is a font of beltway conventional wisdom. If you want to know what the Villagers are thinking, check Chuck Todd. It may be his greatest contribution to our national discourse. And this attitude — the country can’t handle the prosecution of a former president — I suspect is pervasive. As with so many other issues, the CW is that the hysterical, gun-toting minority not only represents Real America but now that they’ve proved they are willing to commit political violence we have no choice but to let them have their way.
Hogan is probably running for president so he’s taking a different stand but the vast majority of Republicans disagree. And sadly, many “don’t make trouble” Democrats are no doubt with them along with the Chuck Todds in the media. The big question is where the legal system will land, whether the DOJ or the Fulton County DA.