David Brooks: Not Sending Trump to Jail Was a Balance Between Needs of the Legal System and Needs of Our Democracy

Bennett So President Elect ░░░░░░░░ Trump received the first ░░░░░░░░ criminal sentence for a ░░░░░░░░ or incoming American president ░░░░░░░░ so called unconditional discharge ░░░░░░░░ his criminal hush money ░░░░░░░░ David we are living ░░░░░░░░ this era where the ░░░░░░░░ unprecedented has been worn ░░░░░░░░ to a cliche Still ░░░░░░░░ should we make of ░░░░░░░░ fact that Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ be the first president ░░░░░░░░ take office with a ░░░░░░░░ conviction BROOKS Well you ░░░░░░░░ I thought it was ░░░░░░░░ right solution Trump wanted ░░░░░░░░ whole thing wiped out ░░░░░░░░ court and trial wiped ░░░░░░░░ Some of his opponents ░░░░░░░░ him to go to ░░░░░░░░ But you know in ░░░░░░░░ country we respect the ░░░░░░░░ of voters The presidency ░░░░░░░░ the Constitution at least ░░░░░░░░ interpreted by the Supreme ░░░░░░░░ has protections We do ░░░░░░░░ want to live in ░░░░░░░░ society where presidents face ░░░░░░░░ prosecution for the things ░░░░░░░░ do while in office ░░░░░░░░ even in the periphery ░░░░░░░░ their office And so ░░░░░░░░ thought convicting him making ░░░░░░░░ a felon I think ░░░░░░░░ can t own a ░░░░░░░░ there are a few ░░░░░░░░ there but not sending ░░░░░░░░ to jail that struck ░░░░░░░░ as a balance between ░░░░░░░░ needs of the legal ░░░░░░░░ and the needs of ░░░░░░░░ democracy.”