Yes, There Will Be Arrests

After two decades of two-tiered justice, conservatives are skeptical. But Donald Trump just spent four years in exile, being prosecuted and shot at, thinking through every moment of his return.

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by Rod D. Martin
July 23, 2025

Yes, there are going to be arrests. And convictions. Really.

I understand why conservatives are skeptical. After two decades of two-tiered justice, in which Democrats got away with everything and Republicans went to prison for things that aren’t even crimes, the idea that the “untouchables” would actually face consequences seems laughable.

But they’re going to.

Tulsi Gabbard’s declassifications — complete with elaborate graphics for the people who don’t read — didn’t come in a vacuum. Nor did they reveal things that can easily be swept under the rug.