Pete Buttigieg: Due Process Applies to Everyone, Including Trump

The Foundation of Due Process

• ⚖️ The rule of law is the keystone of our nation, and due process is a fundamental aspect of it.
• 💡 Our most important rights and freedoms are only truly safe if they apply across the board, not just to those we agree with.

Defining Due Process

• 🚫 Being a criminal is not determined by the head of government; it is established through a legal process.
• 📜 The Constitution mandates that individuals be given due process, which involves probable cause and a jury of one's peers.

Universal Application of Rights

• 🗣️ Freedom of speech is meaningless if it only protects speech we agree with, as Voltaire famously stated.
• 🏛️ Similarly, the rule of law requires that due process be afforded to everyone, regardless of their status or perceived guilt.
• ✅ Even the former president, Donald Trump, received due process, demonstrating that everyone should be subject to the same legal standards.