The impeachment of former President Donald Trump is just the latest manoeuvre by a number of US officials seeking to influence the US election. This tactic is reminiscent of a statement by Soviet secret police chief Lavrentiy Beria: "Show me a man and I'll find a crime for you."
"In a case like this, it's not about uncovering a crime and then finding the person who committed it. It's about targeting a particular person and then combing the law books or tasking investigators to pin something on him."
Neither Donald Trump nor any other Republican who will run for US president in 2024 can avoid harsh political attacks. It seems that many in America want to see the further entrenchment of authoritarian power (such as here, here, here, here and here), and are prepared to do anything to prevent American voters from electing their president in an orderly and democratic manner in 2024.
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