Quote of the Day

[In response to the indictment of Donald Trump, many are] relieved that this matter is finally going to be in a court of law rather than just in the media, because it’s so important to affirm the idea that we have a rule of law and that no one is above the law. So, we’ll wait and see what a jury does when they hear the facts and they apply the law.

. . . Last Tuesday, when Donald Trump announced that he was going to be indicted, he wanted many people to come and demonstrate. There were not that many people [who showed up]. It’s unclear how many people will be there this Tuesday [when Trump is expected to surrender to authorities and appear in court], assuming he shows up, but the police will be prepared, the DA’s Office is prepared, New York City is prepared. We’re not going to succumb to mob rule. We have got to uphold the rule of law.

– Ellen Yaroshefsky
Excerpted from “Indicted: Trump Faces Criminal Charges in NY;
Three Other Investigations into Ex-President Continue”
Democracy Now!
March 31, 2023

Related Off-site Links:
Trump Criminally Charged in New York, a First for a U.S. Ex-president – Karen Freifeld, Luc Cohen and Tyler Clifford (Reuters, March 30, 2023).
New York Grand Jury Votes to Indict Trump – Masood Farivar (Vox, March 30, 2023).
Five Key Takeaways From the Trump Indictment News – Emily Olson and Emma Bowman (NPR News, March 31, 2023).
The Donald Trump Problem – Chris Hedges (Scheer Post, March 26, 2023).
Trump, Russia, Biden: The U.S. Has 3 Special Counsel Investigations at Once. What Are They? – Bart Jansen (USA Today, March 3, 2023).

UPDATES: In a Historic First, Former President Donald Trump is Charged With 34 Felony Counts – Carrie Johnson (NPR News, April 4, 2023).
History in the Making: David Cay Johnston on Why Trump’s Arraignment May Renew American Democracy – Democracy Now! (April 4, 2023).
The “Man of Lawlessness” Gets Indicted in New York – David Gushee (Baptist News, April 4, 2023).
“Now Do Bush”: Trump Arraignment Contrasts Typical Impunity for U.S. Leaders – Jessica Corbett (Common Dreams, April 4, 2023).
Donald Trump Charged with 34 Felonies; He Intensifies Attacks on Judge, DA and Their Families – Democracy Now! (April 5, 2023).
Ralph Nader: Trump Arrest Was “Massively Overdue” After Turning White House Into a “Daily Crime Scene” – Democracy Now! (April 5, 2023).

See also the previous Wild Reed posts:
• Chauncey Devega on the Ongoing Danger of the Trump Cult
• Historian Nancy MacLean: The Threat to American Democracy Is at “Red-Alert”
• William D. Lindsey: Quote of the Day – August 12, 2022
• Donald Trump’s Open and Shameless Criminality