JANE ROSENBERG via ReutersWASHINGTON ― Republicans complaining about a “two-tiered” justice system might find the evidence they’re looking for in prosecutors’ treatment of their own de facto leader: Donald Trump. AdvertisementTy Cobb, a former Trump White House lawyer who was also once a federal prosecutor, said it was hard to say if Trump has been getting favorable treatment. In reality, though, it is Trump who has received non-standard treatment for an accused criminal now facing a total of 78 felonies in three separate cases. “When Mr. Trump points to a two-tiered system of justice, he might have the tiers inverted but he might not be wrong,” Perry said. Prosecutors pointed out Friday’s social media post in a court filing just hours after Trump had shared it.

Source: Huffington Post August 09, 2023 19:57 UTC