The indictment against Donald Trump has been part of the “witch trials” that have been brought against him, he believes himself.
Now several Democrats fear retaliation when he is sworn in as president early next year.
– There is a justified concern among many of his opponents, says Fredrik Bergman Evans, lawyer and expert on constitutional law.
The presidential election in the United States was a success story for the Republicans. The party has secured both the presidency and a clear majority in the Senate. But the battle for the two chambers of Congress remains.
Should there be a Republican majority there as well, Donald Trump will have great opportunities to push through his policies – something many of his political opponents fear.
– I think that Donald Trump is a rather thin-skinned man and there is a risk that he will want revenge, says Fredrik Bergman Evans, lawyer and expert on constitutional law.
“Has felt extremely opposed”
In May, Trump was convicted of falsifying documents and violating accounting laws in connection with the so-called gagging money for porn star Stormy Daniels. He has also been charged with involvement in the storming of the Capitol on January 6, 2021.
– Trump has felt extremely opposed and has been the subject of “witch trials” as he describes it. He does not believe that these charges against him are due to his having broken the law, but believes that they are politically motivated processes that have been pursued by Biden’s Department of Justice.
Can compel Congress
And under US law, there is nothing to stop a president from pursuing the kind of retaliation that many fear.
– There is no ban on ministerial rule as we have in Sweden, but Donald Trump can in practice force the Ministry of Justice to start a preliminary investigation and perhaps even bring charges against dissenters.