Hello everybody and thank you for tuning into the weekly report, Political Justice in

America.

Joseph Stalin's top henchman famously said, show me the man and I'll show you the crime.

What it meant was that Soviet justice was about politics, not the rule of law.

First, decide who, for political reasons, is to be punished and then the state will provide

the crimes for which he will be charged.

This dark era of politicized justice has returned with former Trump campaign advisor Steve

Bannon's recent sentence to four months in jail for contempt of Congress over his refusal

to appear before the House January 6th, committee.

How is it politicized justice for Bannon to be punished for ignoring a subpoena from

the U.S. Congress?

Because many before him have been charged with contempt of Congress, including Democratic

Party, Illuminary Such as Eric Holder, Janet Reno, and Louis Lerner, and were never sentenced

to jail for time.

Bannon's sentence is meant to convey a political message to America.

If you support Trump, you are a criminal and you may find yourself in a cell next to

Steve Bannon.

And you do not have to support Trump to understand the danger of this.

Everyone should be afraid of political justice.

It cuts both ways and there is no guarantee that Republicans, if they capture Congress,

will not also follow this precedent.

Finding your political opponents to jail is what happens in a banana republic.

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