Source: Washington Post
by Jason Willick
“They didn’t call it lawfare in 1807, but the president’s use of federal prosecution to settle political scores had already begun. As President Donald Trump ramps up efforts to prosecute his political opponents, one early such episode — the treason trial of Aaron Burr — is worth revisiting. Though Trump’s personalized lawfare has historical precedent, the modern presidency probably makes the practice more destructive than it was before.” (10/02/25)