With the Supremes' ruling on presidential immunity, it's time to end lawfare once and for all

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President Donald Trump’s behavior in the runup to, and on, Jan. 6 was outrageous: That much is beyond doubt. Yet Monday’s Supreme Court ruling guarantees that special counsel Jack Smith&#8217…

Monday's Supreme Court ruling guarantees that special counsel Jack Smith's effort to put Trump on trial for Jan. 6 can at best only rattle for years through the courts, writes The Post Editorial Board.President Donald Trump’s behavior in the runup to, and on, Jan. 6 was outrageous: That much is beyond doubt.

In short, this is going nowhere before Election Day, and then the voters will have their say — after which the Justice Department will likely have to drop the charges.The best course now would be for Smith to drop the case altogether and for prosecutors, and their Democratic patrons, to swear off the use of further lawfare to take down political foes once and for all.Democrats’ best hope now, anti-semites excommunicated me and other commentary.

And the lawfare approach has failed; continuing it can only score a few pyrrhic partisan points at the expense of national unity.problems — the border, inflation, foreign threats — without having to endure more political division spawned by a judicial system many already distrust? For the good of the country, the court’s ruling Monday should be an impetus to call an amnesty on any further use ofBy the same token, Trump should vow that if he wins in November, he won’t prosecute President Biden in revenge.Historian who accurately predicts elections urges Dems to do this with Biden

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