Donald Trump’s arrest is ugly but it’s also democracy in action | Margaret Sullivan

Justice for the lawless Trump has been far too long in coming. But who knows whether he really will be held responsible in the long run

Amid the palm fronds and the red baseball caps, after a motorcade on a Florida highway and before a shameful fundraiser at a New Jersey golf resort, the moment finally arrived.

Donald Trump was arrested and formally charged with federal crimes - a first for an American former president. He was hit with 37 counts, to be precise, related to his retaining and failing to return the reams of sensitive classified documents that weren't his to keep.