Dear Editor,
Wait a minute, those who claim our justice system “weaponized” the case against Donald Trump. Weaponization is a made-up word. We might as well say the state prosecutors “used” the law or “acted responsibly” in pursuing the case. The point is simple: Did Trump break the law by falsifying business records? The jury found that he did. Of course the justice system’s duty is to enforce the law. Doing so may have political consequences. Calling it weaponization infers that the case was brought without merit for political purposes. I suppose we could say the police are weaponizing the law by arresting a thief. What we call the action doesn’t matter. The point is simple: Did Donald Trump break the law or not by falsifying records, 34 of them? The consequences of the verdict wait to be seen, consequences both for our personal moral values and for the wider political process.
Joe Stark
Hebo, Oregon
