‘A formulaic game’: former officials say Trump’s attacks threaten rule of law

Ex-president has made increasingly conspiratorial and authoritarian broadsides against prosecutors pursuing him

As Donald Trump faces 91 felony counts with four trials slated for 2024, including two tied to his drives to overturn his 2020 election loss, his attacks on prosecutors are increasingly conspiratorial and authoritarian in style and threaten the rule of law, say former justice department officials.

The former US president's vitriolic attacks on a special counsel and two state prosecutors as well as some judges claim in part that the charges against Trump amount to election interference" since he's seeking the presidency again, and that presidential immunity" protects Trump for his multiple actions to subvert Joe Biden's 2020 victory.