A New York judge famously said a good prosecutor could “get a grand jury to indict a ham sandwich”. Should Donald Trump be sincere in saying the 95-year-old George Soros is a bad man who belongs in jail, a flimsy indictment can surely be arranged. It is worth pondering that last line. Any doubts that the US Department of Justice is Trump’s private revenge vehicle were dispelled last week with James Comey’s indictment. Prosecution of the former FBI director was publicly demanded by Trump. A season of Washington show trials may now be getting under way.
一位纽约法官曾言，优秀的检察官甚至能“让大陪审团起诉一份火腿三明治”。如果唐纳德•特朗普(Donald Trump)真心认为95岁的乔治•索罗斯(George Soros)是个该坐牢的坏人，一份站不住脚的起诉书当然安排得出来。值得玩味的是最后那一句。上周，随着詹姆斯•科米(James Comey)遭到起诉，关于美国司法部(US Department of Justice)是否成了特朗普私人报复工具的疑虑已被打消。对这位美国联邦调查局(FBI)前局长的起诉是特朗普公开要求的。华盛顿的一季作秀式审判或许正要拉开帷幕。