Trump says it would be a criminal offense for Harris to run against him

This is one of the most important and enduring aspects of Donald Trump's thinking the lawhow most people understand it is conceptually meaningless. Legal By activity he means anything done by or on behalf of Donald Trump (this may include tax fraud, theft and refusal to return classified documents, attacks on police officers in an attempt to overturn an election, or other clear violations of federal criminal laws) . Illegal Activity is anything Trump disapproves of or finds harmful: criticism of pro-Trump judges, too much news that makes Trump look bad, being “stupid,” or almost any action that goes against his interests.

Trump's view of elections stems from this belief system. In a fair election, Trump wins. An unfair election is one he loses. Trump has begun to define the very existence of Kamala Harris' candidacy as a crime.

After Joe Biden dropped out of the race, Trump called the move a “threat to democracy.” Two months ago, Trump mused that the Democrats' decision to nominate Harris over Biden “actually appears to me to be unconstitutional.” Maybe it's not.” (The Constitution has no influence on the actions of parties where These are private organizations that have chosen candidates without a public vote for most of their existence.) He began to fantasize at times that Biden would snatch the nomination.

Now, in a new message, he combines the demand to revoke CBS's broadcast license (one of his older authoritarian threats) with the demand to remove Harris as his opponent. “Kamala should be investigated and banned from the campaign, and Joe Biden should be allowed to take back his rightful seat (He got 14 million primary votes, she got none!),” he complains. “This entire dirty and fraudulent incident is a threat to democracy!”

If you try to ask questions like “Investigated for What?” and “What law does he think was violated?” – you miss the core of Trumpism. And if you are willing to support the election of a president who cannot imagine any difference between what he wants and what the law allows, you are endangering the survival of the republic.