Democracy in the United States is once again put to the test

Once again, democracy in the USA was put to the test. And again, the cause is none other than Donald Trump. The same one that inspired thousands of his followers to take over the seat of American democracy by force on January 6, 2021 to prevent Congress from ratifying the transfer of power to his Democratic rival, Joe Biden.

He has the shame of being the first former president in the history of the country to be accused of a criminal offense and prosecuted twice. recall. It is not surprising considering his personal and political trajectory, and all the boundaries he crossed during his tenure in the White House. From a position that made him one of the most powerful men on the planet, he broke all molds of decency with his alternative truth (fake news, in short), his theories conspirators, discrediting state institutions, their ties to the Kremlin or their flirting with dictators like Kim Jong-un.

About his defense against accusations of bribing a porn actress, nothing new under the sun. The usual mantra: “false, corrupt and disgraceful impeachment” against him, the judge hates him, a witch hunt by Democrats to stop his second attack on the White House, an attack on “the American people”… While, among Republicans, no one dare to disagree.

The Stormy case is just another of the processes looming over him. But he is neither the only nor the most transcendental one for his country’s democracy. His role in storming the Capitol, misappropriating classified documents or pressuring a top Georgia election official to get the 11,780 votes that would have won him the key state has yet to be revealed.