That this case could even begin to get this far is the death of the country.
The basis for it is the very definition of a “trumped up” phony charge, to use the obvious pun. And that is precisely why the Founders went to great lengths to prevent such things in the Constitution. This one is close to a Bill of Attainder, but not quite.
That petty officers could engage in such a frontal assault on the Federal Executive - and Trump is definitely one of a small group of people who have stood at the top of that - is an insult to the system that smacks of the tactics of the English Crown. It should not stand.
Certainly, such a strained reasoning to arrive at a “crime” when the current occupant of the White Hut has casually admitted to major felonies associated with the Espionage Act but not been prosecuted is a shocking in its hypocrisy and hubris.
The trial should be ended before it starts, and the participants rebuked and prevented from using state power ever again.
eff this POS banana republic.
The Brits have actually executed a least a few of their kings.