Former President Donald Trump was arraigned at a federal courthouse within sight of the US Capitol that was ransacked by his supporters on January . He pleaded not guilty in the gravest of the three cases in which he has so far been indicted on four charges of trying to subvert democracy . America now faces the prospect of an expresident repeatedly going on trial in an election year in which hes the Republican frontrunner and promising a new White House term of retribution . He is responding with the same kind of extreme rhetoric that injected fury into his political base and erupted into violence after the last election . Trump is steering a stormy course to an unknown destination . If he wins back the White House the already twice-impeached new president could trigger a new constitutional crisis by sweeping away the federal cases against him or even by pardoning himself . Any alternative Republican president could find themselves besieged by demands from Trump supporters for a pardon that if granted could overshadow their entire presidency . If Trump is convicted and loses a general election he risks a long jail term which would likely become fuel for him to incite his supporters to fresh protest . Trump portrays himself not the country as the victim of a long prison term which is likely to be fuel for his supporters . Even Richard Nixon said to carry the personal interests of the nation must come before any personal considerations but the nation . Trump said to be determined to carry through to the end of his personal considerations . Even Nixon said Nixon said in his speech to carry out the personal interest of the scandal. He is determined to end the personal considerations. If he is determined. He said to end his personal interests. He would have to choose to carry away his personal . He would rather rather than choose to be the personal consideration of the personal
Trump’s surreal arraignment day in Washington augurs ominous days ahead .
