Follow the egregious evidence to prosecute Former Guy Trump

To the Editor of The New York Times: Prosecuting Donald Trump, if adequate evidence exists, is a no-brainer. 

Despite the fact that it will likely deepen the existing chasm between sides in our population. Despite the real possibility of violent civil unrest it may provoke. Despite the fact so many Americans cannot see beyond the cult of a con man. It is an absolute necessity.

Civil unrest, violence in the streets, threats to peace and safety — all can and would be dealt with by our multiple law enforcement agencies. What our democracy cannot endure is the absence of the rule of law. Trump’s apparent crimes, his despicable behavior on so many fronts, have been so egregious, so beyond the pale, that failure to prosecute would be the complete surrender of our society to a tyrant. We would, at that point, be nothing more than a banana republic with the world’s mightiest military.

MacKenzie Allen in Santa Fe, New Mexico