“If we’ve learned anything about Trump, it’s that, beneath all the insulting and comical improvisations, he means what he says. His authoritarian entertainments are authoritarian intentions. When he had the power and discipline to implement his intentions, he did so. He set about appointing Supreme Court justices to eliminate abortion rights, and he did so. He set out to erase the line between facts and lies, and he did so. He set out to challenge the effectiveness of elections and, for millions, he succeeded. He set out to deepen the divides of an already fractured nation and, by all accounts, he succeeded – to his advantage. […] In short, understanding what a second Trump term would mean for all Americans depends little on the verdict in the case People of the State of New York v. Donald J. Trump. American democracy, any democracy, is inherently fragile, and even the most cursory assessment of Trump’s rhetoric, actions and intentions makes clear that November’s election is a matter of urgency. The return of an unstable and malevolent authoritarian to the White House risks hurting American democracy in ways that would likely take decades to repair. This is not the only issue at stake, but it is the issue [de l’élection]. »
— David Remnick, editor-in-chief of the weekly The New Yorkerexplaining in an editorial that the most important verdict on Donald Trump will remain the one rendered by the American electorate on November 5.
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