As the great American philosophers Ralph Waldo Emerson
and Omar Little each expressed in their own ways,
if you go after the king, you can’t make a mistake.
The Department of Justice now finds itself in just such a can’t-miss
scenario in its legal battle with Donald Trump over documents
he took with him to Mar-a-Lago. Given the delicate political calculation,
any error could strengthen the former president, weaken the rule of law,
and imperil the Constitution. But so far, the federal government
has been a step ahead of Trump at every turn.