Today’s choice of link was a bit of a battle. For much of the morning, we leaned toward a piece from The Wall Street Journal’s editorial board on the recent Georgia indictments, but we just couldn’t pull the trigger. The bulk of it was compelling and well-presented, yet the ending left us cold. That’s because, while the board repeatedly faults Trump for his actions following the 2020 election, it concludes that — given his frontrunner status in the Republican primaries — the choice to hold him accountable should lie with the voters, not the justice system. This position strikes us as problematic.

First off, it advocates a two-tiered system of justice favoring politicians over civilians. In this alternate reality, any individual facing indictment with the means to credibly run for public office could announce his or her candidacy and claim political immunity. That doesn’t begin to pass the smell test.

  Secondly, the editorial board’s stance ignores the fact that, at any given moment, a number of prominent local, state, and national politicians are under investigation. Should the investigations stop because these men and women are their parties’ likely nominees in future elections? We can’t imagine the board supports the Justice Department abandoning its investigation into Democratic New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez because he’s up for reelection next year.

All this is to say, we went with a terrific David French column on the Georgia indictments. It’s thorough, it’s consistent, and it’s principled. While the WSJ’s editorial board can certainly exhibit all these qualities, we sorry to say they fell a little short this time around.