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    The First Great Crisis of a Second Trump Term

    If reelected, the former president would move to make his legal troubles disappear. Constitutional chaos and political mayhem would ensue.
    by David Frum Aug 01, 2023 3 minutes
    Source: Brian Snyder / Reuters

    Both his supporters and and his opponents assume that former President Donald Trump’s legal jeopardy will go away if he can win the 2024 presidential election. That’s a big mistake. A Trump election in 2024 would settle nothing. It would generate a nation-shaking crisis of presidential legitimacy. Trump in 2024 means chaos—and almost certainly another impeachment.

    Trump’s proliferating criminal exposures have arisen in two different federal jurisdictions—Florida and the District of Columbia—and in two different state jurisdictions, New York and Georgia. More may follow.

    As president, Trump would have no power of his own to quash directly that it is. Only the Supreme Court can deliver a final verdict, which presents a significant risk to Trump, because the Court might say no. Self-pardon of the presidential-pardon power. Would a Supreme Court of its own take such a serious risk with its reputation to protect Trump from justice?

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