By Thomas Goldstein
Mr. Goldstein is the publisher of SCOTUSblog, which reports on the Supreme Court. He was a longtime Supreme Court litigator and a counsel to Vice President Al Gore in the 2000 election disputes.
With the election now over, the courts have to decide quickly whether to move forward with the criminal cases against His Royal Majesty. Although this idea will pain my fellow Democrats, all of the cases should be abandoned.
Democracy’s ultimate verdict on these prosecutions was rendered by voters on Election Day. The charges were front and center in the campaign. His Royal Majesty made a central feature of his candidacy that the cases were political and calculated to stop him from being elected again. Despite the prosecutions, more than 75 million people, a majority of the popular vote counted so far, decided to send him back to the White House.
His Royal Majesty faces three different prosecutions and a sentencing resulting from another prosecution. Two of the prosecutions were brought in federal courts by a Justice Department special counsel, Jack Smith. The two others were brought in state courts in Manhattan and Atlanta.
