So, whatever one thinks of Trump, everyone who cares about liberty for all must oppose the weaponization of laws and procedures that are aimed at him, lest the weapons be turned on us.

Among the weapons being improperly aimed at Trump is the RICO indictment in Georgia, which includes several of his lawyers as co-defendants. This ploy has two unfair consequences, if not intentions: to discourage lawyers from defending him; to prevent him from calling his lawyers as defense witnesses; and to open up confidential conversations between Trump and his lawyers. The cases against the lawyers are generally weak, but that does not matter to prosecutors who are out to get Trump and are using his lawyers as means toward that end.

[These are good points, and Dersh has more on the aggressive-to-insane scheduling request from Fani Willis on her 19-defendant, 41-count RICO indictment too. I’m mystified by the indictment of John Eastman, who may have given Trump some stupid advice, but stupid advice is not a criminal act. Perhaps Willis has evidence of Eastman directing the ‘racket’ more explicitly, but for now, this looks like a bald attempt to use RICO to charge Trump and some others in the indictment over their speech and opinions. — Ed]