Why America Needs To Arrest Trump and How It Can Be Done

South Korea has arrested all of its living ex-Presidents. It’s possible

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6 min readNov 18, 2020
All four of Korea’s living ex-Presidents have been arrested and convicted. This is a good thing

In the spirit of kumbaya capitulation, Biden’s administration is unlikely to really prosecute Trump. This is a bad idea. Americans have seen years of obvious corruption, and they’re going to see him getting away with it. This sends a message. This changes your country. Either Trump is corrupt or America is. That’s what’s on the line.

Americans are unused to prosecuting Presidents, but it really can be done. South Korea does it all the time. Out of 12 Presidents total, four have been convicted, a full 33%. All four living ex-Presidents have been convicted. You can do this America. Just follow the true leader of the free world, the Republic of Korea.

The Korean Example

Two years ago, former President Park Geun-hye was sentenced to 24 years for what would be a dull September in Trumpland. She and one dodgy associate funneled $72 million into foundations, among other things. They were both convicted and sent to jail.

Also in 2018, former President Lee Myung-bak was convicted for bribery and embezzlement. In 1996, Presidents Roh Tae-woo and Chun Doo-hwan were convicted for bribery, coup’ing and deploying troops on…

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Indrajit (Indi) Samarajiva is a Sri Lankan writer. Follow me at www.indi.ca, or just email me at indi@indi.ca.