DECRYPTION – Thanks to the broad powers with which he is endowed, the American president could close or drastically slow down the proceedings launched against him.
Donald Trump's victory is not only a very pleasant revenge for him but also a great relief. The former president had a powerful personal motivation to campaign. His return to the White House almost certainly means the end of his legal troubles and the very real risk, until Tuesday, of ending up behind bars. Trump has also told several of his close friends that in the event of victory his files « would go away ».
The American Constitution certainly does not give the president the means to force prosecutors to abandon prosecutions, but in reality the immense powers endowed with the guest of the White House offer him the possibility of adjourning the debates almost indefinitely, or even have them cancelled. President Trump can therefore put an end to the four procedures which threaten him today.
Fire the prosecutor in two seconds
The first file, the most burning, is that of the payment of 130,000 dollars…
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