The indictment of former President Donald Trump has sparked a new round of political disputes in the US, with Trump himself calling it evidence of the country’s decline into a “third world dictatorship.”
On Friday, the criminal indictment against Trump over his handling of classified government records was unsealed, revealing 37 counts, making him the first former president in US history to be indicted on federal charges. Many see this as a sign of the increasing polarization and politicization of the US judicial system.
“The US has reached an unprecedented period when partisan struggles have risen to such a level that judicial means are being used to resolve partisan disputes. In the history of the US, there has never been a former president who has faced federal charges. The entire US judicial system is now caught in a political vortex,” Lü Xiang, a research fellow at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, told the Global Times.
“There is no precedent case and it’s clear to see political motivation. Whatever is happening is groundbreaking in American history and shows how the American legal system works,” Lü noted.
Source : Global Times
