'Trump wants to be a king': Legal expert issues dire Christmas warning about ex-president

Donald Trump wants to be a king, and those who don't vote are going to help him make it happen, a legal expert said Monday.

Former federal prosecutor Joyce Vance, a frequent critic of the former president, chose to use Christmas in part to warn people about what a future Trump presidency could possibly entail.

"An important insight about voting, to share with folks around you who say Biden is too old or not their perfect candidate: a decision not to vote will have as much force in determining the outcome of the 2024 election as much as voting in it will," Vance wrote in a post on Substack. "Think your vote doesn’t matter? It definitely does in small local elections where turnout is small. Decisions about who your mayor or sheriff is will definitely impact your life. But voting matters in national elections too. Remember Florida in 2000? George Bush got 2,912,790 votes, 48.8% of the total. Al Gore received 2,912,253, also 48.8% of the vote. The fate of the nation hung on fewer than 1000 votes."

Vance added that President Joe Biden will need to beat Trump by a lot to overcome any of the ex-president's attempts to subvert the election as he allegedly did in the 2020 presidential contest.

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"Biden will need to win with overwhelming numbers as protection against what will come from Trump in the wake of a loss. We all remember the Big Lie, January 6, and Trump’s ongoing efforts to subvert democracy for his own benefit. Trump wants to be a king, not a president," the expert added.

Vance went on to show how Trump's policies could hurt more individuals than those of Biden.

"Dislike Biden's stance on Israel or any number of foreign policy issues? Think he’s not doing enough about climate change or criminal justice reform," Vance wrote. "You're going to love Trump's policies in his 2.0 administration. He’s been clear about plans to politicize DOJ and climate change has never even made his agenda. Trump became a laughingstock over his repeated efforts to tee up 'infrastructure week.' But it’s the move towards authoritarianism that should get everyone, regardless of their politics, out to the polls next year."

Read the post here.