Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-08-02 18:08:36 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: EB047EBC8B747BB43BD68D0C51957ECACBCA2BA47814A7CCEF8A37A44A54A617
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The indictment was signed off by a "Grand Jury", a group of impartial random citizens. https://www.justice.gov/usao/justice-101/charging https://edition.cnn.com/2023/08/01/politics/donald-trump-indictment-grand-jury-2020-election/index.html This mechanism prevents government overreach into lawful proceedings, which is very common e.g. in Russia. https://worldjusticeproject.org/rule-of-law-index/country/2022/Russian%20Federation https://freedomhouse.org/country/russia/freedom-world/2022 https://theconversation.com/impunity-over-wagner-mutiny-signals-further-degradation-of-rule-of-law-in-russia-208703
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