The hue and cry about the death of Putin critic Alexei Navalny in a Russian prison in February overlooked the fact that Biden and the Deep State tried to imprison Trump for life, too. Anti-Trumpers in our country have been misusing the legal system with a vengeance ever since Trump defeated Hillary Clinton in 2016.
Trump compared Navalny’s death, while under a three-decade prison sentence, to the relentless lawfare to imprison and bankrupt himself. Some scoffed at that comparison, but Biden and his minions are trying to treat Trump as Putin reportedly mistreated Navalny.
Trump posted on Truth Social, “The sudden death of Alexei Navalny has made me more and more aware of what is happening in our Country. It is a slow, steady progression, with CROOKED, Radical Left Politicians, Prosecutors, and Judges leading us down a path to destruction.”
President Trump properly commuted the 14-year sentence of Democrat Rod Blagojevich, but Biden had not pardoned or released any of the Trump supporters who had received even longer sentences for non-violent activity. While pro-Trump protestors were imprisoned in a Gulag as Navalny was in Russia, Biden and his media supporters applauded.
Biden’s prosecutors demanded a 33-year prison sentence for Enrique Tarrio for a January 6-related protest even though Tarrio was not even at the Capitol that day. Tarrio received a 22-year sentence, while other Trump supporters were sentenced to more than 15 years and it seems likely some will die in prison as Navalny did.
The Republican-controlled House in Congress lacks initiative, merely reacting to demands by liberals for massive foreign aid. A properly functioning GOP house would condition all cooperation on legislative efforts on the termination of President Biden’s unjust imprisonment of his political critics.
Once upon a time, the imprisonment of political rivals was a story we heard about corrupt regimes in other parts of the world. Today, it is a reality we face at home in the United States of America.
This post originally appeared at https://www.phyllisschlafly.com/constitution/judicial-supremacy/biden-imprisons-political-enemies/
