Two years ago he was planning the Republican Convention, now he's being treated like a common criminal. Rare instance of the law punishing elites as ordinary people would be punishedhttps://twitter.com/rachelweinerwp/status/1017440131471630337 …
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Michael Tracey Retweeted Rachel Weiner
Two years ago he was planning the Republican Convention, now he's being treated like a common criminal. Rare instance of the law punishing elites as ordinary people would be punishedhttps://twitter.com/rachelweinerwp/status/1017440131471630337 …
Michael Tracey added,
He hasn't been convicted or sentenced. He's being held pre-trial.
I'm aware of that. Ordinary people are subjected to pre-trial detention everyday
Pre-trial detention is not punitive in nature. In his specific case, it's to guard the integrity of the investigation and prosecution from witness tampering, which is its own separate offence if Mueller chooses to pursue it.
Have you ever been in pre-trial detention? If so, I think you would probably regard it as punitive
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