The presumption of innocence in the American legal system distinguishes it from totalitarian regimes where individuals are labeled guilty without trial. Historically, show trials in Stalin's USSR exemplified this injustice, characterized by manufactured evidence and lack of fairness. Recent comments from Donald Trump invoked this troubling logic when he accused former President Obama of treason regarding the 2016 election interference, despite investigations revealing no evidence. Such statements echo a pattern where individuals are condemned without due process, challenging the fundamental principles of justice in the United States.
In Joseph Stalin's Soviet Union, the Alice-in-Wonderland world of sentence first-verdict afterwards came to life in infamous show trials, which lacked requisites of fairness.
Trump stated that Obama had committed treason, asserting that he was trying to lead a coup, despite investigations finding nothing to support these claims.
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