The recent convictions of former President Donald Trump and of presidential son Hunter Biden have made the justice system look politicized, giving the impression that the justice system is serving less justice with each case.
Consider Trump’s hush money trail, where he was convicted of 34 criminal counts, which were originally misdemeanors for which the statute of limitations had expired. The still-chargeable felonies, having been manipulated by the openly partisan democratic prosecutor, had promised his campaign that Trump should be prosecuted for crimes that had yet to be identified. Prosecutors aren’t supposed to pick a target first and then only later to find a crime to hang on his neck.
Conversely, the Biden trial seemed like a bait-and-switch. Biden falsely certified he was sober when purchasing a firearm in 2018, resulting in three felony convictions. Critics had reasonable grounds for questioning why those comparatively small crimes became a focus, while prosecutors failed to pursue numerous, potentially more serious charges before the statute of limitations had run out on them.
It seems unconvincing that real justice is what these trials are attempting to achieve. Clearly, hyper-politicized courts are becoming riddled with injustices. We seem to be witnessing the weaponization of the judicial system.
What people should be focusing on, rather than the partisan antics of both political sides of the aisle, is the integrity of the institutions. The integrity of judicial institutions protects the public. The system should not be subject to partisanship used to manipulate the results of presidential elections.
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The distinction between justice and politics is a line that should not be crossed. Of course, judicial philosophy plays a role in deciding landmark cases such as Brown v. Board of Education (1954), Roe v. Wade (1973), and Obergefell v. Hodges (2015), but that’s a different thing from manipulating criminal trials for electoral purposes. In the case of Trump and Biden, justice is at risk. Each of these trials has displayed how politics has weaponized the system of justice.
Prosecutors and judges should not give the American people good reason to question whether or not justice is being protected and upheld.