Trump’s indictment could give him another dubious first — running the White House from prison

The former president was the first incumbent of the White House to be impeached twice — could he become, asks Sean O’Grady, the first to run the country from prison?

Will Trump be the first convicted felon to run for the White House or even to be president from a jail cell? (EPA)

Soon Donald Trump will visit a court in Miami, and become the first president or former president to be arraigned on federal criminal charges. An historic moment, obviously, and not in a good way.

Though proud Americans rightly resent foreigners sneering at their nation, they should understand, respectfully, that the rest of the world frets at what happens in the US precisely because it has done so much for humanity and remains the last great hope for freedom and democracy. Just ask the Ukrainians. It’s not great to see a former president being accused of being careless with security secrets. But we are where we are, as they say.