The Washington Post is getting very nervous about the timeline regarding Donald Trump’s criminal trials.
In a column published on Friday, the newspaper’s associate editor Ruth Marcus argues that recent delays to Trump’s criminal trial are “unconsciable” because they “play right into Trump’s hands.”
Marcus explains:
Without strict court supervision and swift action to prevent Trump from running out the clock, his trial could easily collide with the party conventions and the height of the general election campaign. It is not at all far-fetched to imagine it being postponed until after the November election — Trump’s ultimate goal, so he can win, take office and then order the case dropped.
Failing to try Trump before the election would be a terrible disservice to voters. They are entitled to know before casting their ballots whether they are choosing a felon, especially one…
