Former President Donald Trump has been accused of 34 felony counts for misusing campaign funds as hush money for an alleged affair.
The Federal Elections Commission rejected the case, but it was picked up by the District Attorney of Manhattan, a Democrat who campaigned on a promise to arrest Trump.
It’s a first in U.S. history—criminal charges against a former president. Critics call it a dangerous precedent and unequal treatment, since Hillary Clinton was found guilty of an almost identical campaign finance violation—and faced a small fine, not jail time. Meanwhile, supporters of the move say that it’s a sign of a healthy democracy, that nobody is above the law….