Grace

That Trump will be tried for his coup attempt is not a violation of his rights.  It is a fulfillment of his rights.  It is the grace of the American republic.  In other systems, when your coup attempt fails, what follows is not a trial.

-- Yale History Professor Timothy Snyder (18 August 1969 -), posting on Twitter as @TimothyDSnyder, 3 August 2023 (h/t Josh Paley)