Prosecuting Trump: Balancing Justice and Unity - David Blight & Rich Lowry | Intelligence Squared

In this extract from our 2022 debate 'Prosecute Trump', Professor David Blight and Rich Lowry, discuss the timely question of whether former President Donald Trump should be prosecuted for potential violations of the Espionage Act and his role in the events leading up to January 6. The recent FBI search of Trump's Florida home has ignited a heated discussion about accountability, democracy, and the future of American institutions. Professor Blight argues for prosecution as a means to protect democracy and historical precedent, while Rich Lowry raises concerns about the legal challenges and potential divisive consequences of such action. Explore the nuances of this crucial debate as these experts present their cases on the Intelligence Squared stage. Which side do you agree with? Leave your thoughts in the comment section below and let us know your thoughts!
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  • @Tadicuslegion78
    @Tadicuslegion7811 ай бұрын

    Nobody is above the law. NOBODY.

  • @SirHargreeves

    @SirHargreeves

    11 ай бұрын

    Both Clintons, Joe Biden, Hunter Biden?

  • @okerror1451

    @okerror1451

    11 ай бұрын

    hehe

  • @MikeyJJJ

    @MikeyJJJ

    11 ай бұрын

    It’s america. There are no laws.

  • @StLennyBruce
    @StLennyBruce11 ай бұрын

    If this is the best defense, there is no defense.

  • @guyaitken8590
    @guyaitken859010 ай бұрын

    Proud boy's. "Stand back and stand buy!" nuff said.

  • @StLennyBruce
    @StLennyBruce11 ай бұрын

    10:55 Setting morality and politics aside... interesting rhetoric. From a...Republican.

  • @createallow3126

    @createallow3126

    10 ай бұрын

    Lowry has always been a useless twerp. His mind is psuedo intellectual mush.

  • @Pandaemoni
    @Pandaemoni10 ай бұрын

    Listening to this as I went about my business, it sounded like a debate between Rich Lowry and Indiana Jones. I like Lowry well enough, but that is not an even matchup.

  • @beefandbarley

    @beefandbarley

    5 ай бұрын

    Blight sounds like Harrison Ford, it’s uncanny. I love it

  • @oliverjamito9902
    @oliverjamito990211 ай бұрын

    Heirs and Angels knows the voice? Becareful! Why?

  • @patrickmccurdy8688
    @patrickmccurdy86883 ай бұрын

    It seems that Rich is saying that as long as you're a raging narcissist, you can do whatever you want. I think it is possible that Trump thought he could not lose. I think it is possible that Trump thinks he is the smartest most capable person that ever lived. I don't know the law, but I do believe the law was not written for the biggest narcissist that has ever lived.

  • @hamm24
    @hamm2410 ай бұрын

    Processing Trump will splinter the Military, the unintended consequences will most certainly trickle down, not up. Those who enjoy qualified immunity on one day will wake up the next without it.

  • @clivesmith9377
    @clivesmith937711 ай бұрын

    Is it being a conservative repUGLYcan a crime?

  • @davidcoffey953
    @davidcoffey95311 ай бұрын

    When are we going after any other crooked politician...Trump seems to be the only target at the moment....so if he's the one the swamp is scared of he has my vote for that alone....

  • @randolphpinkle4482

    @randolphpinkle4482

    11 ай бұрын

    Only the sycophantic Republicans are scared of Trump. He's the only one because he is the only one grifting the USA for all its worth. Don't confuse the only one with the chosen one.

  • @gv8773

    @gv8773

    11 ай бұрын

    No one is scared of him he’s just sloppy and thinks he can get away with it (Which he has his entire life). Turns out ex presidents are not above the law. If the “swamp” really felt threatened by him it’d be pretty easy to buy him off. Money and self gratification are his main motives with anything he’s done so far.

  • @whtwht

    @whtwht

    11 ай бұрын

    Just a little secret Sebastian... he's part of that very Swamp

  • @MikeyJJJ

    @MikeyJJJ

    11 ай бұрын

    How is he the only target when there are 19 targets in just the Georgia case

  • @SirAntoniousBlock

    @SirAntoniousBlock

    11 ай бұрын

    That makes you a traitor too then.

  • @chad6738
    @chad673811 ай бұрын

    Prosecuting Trump: How America became a Banana Republic.

  • @Srw-em6iq

    @Srw-em6iq

    11 ай бұрын

    Obviously you don't know what a Banana republic is. a small nation, especially in Central America, dependent on one crop or the influx of foreign capital. Ironic how you demonstrate your lack of intelligence, on a post at intelligence squared.

  • @ecstanton

    @ecstanton

    11 ай бұрын

    America will become.a banana republic if it fails to prosecute trump's alleged crimes. I would argue Gerald ford's pardoning of Nixon has indirectly led us to this moment

  • @roykliffen9674

    @roykliffen9674

    11 ай бұрын

    *persecuting