US Democrats watch Trumps arrest with a mix of schadenfreude and seriousness

WASHINGTON – Democrats and other critics of former President Donald Trump greeted the spectacle of his arrest on Tuesday with a blend of gleeful schadenfreude and far more muted initial reactions. Counterprotesters embraced “Lock Him Up” slogans, while some Democratic politicians cheered the case. Others reached for more sober tones to address an extraordinary and uncertain moment in American history – when they acknowledged it at all. “On its face, this indictment seems methodical and well-reasoned,” said Democrat Representative Jerry Nadler, a former chair of the House Judiciary Committee. “Mr Trump will, of course, have every opportunity to defend himself…