Geezuz how long do we have to put up with this guy. The former president starts whining about something and the MEGA maniacs start oiling up their guns. If you conceal classified documents for 20 months, all the while lying to federal officers on multiple occasions about their wherabouts, and ignore a subpoena, how can you complain about a lawful execution of a warrant? Only in Trumpworld can an unhinged misfit commit a crime and somehow shamelessly turn the whole mess into political and economic opportunity.
The grifting is extraordinary, even by Trumpian standards. At our house we get up to ten emails a day from Trump political organizations. My wife and I regretfully realized belatedly that the payback for a reply to a Republican survey is an avalanche of Trumpian tales of woe ending with requests for money. Mysteriously, unsubscribing is a futile endeavor.
I should be used to Trump’s MO by now but it’s difficult to ignore when someone gets killed. Cross Trump and he will sic the GOP on you faster than you can say Fox News. More menacingly, Trump’s psycho soldier boys are at the ready to strut their AR 15’s and 50 calibre testosterone at the drop of Trump’s personal MAGA hat.
The civil unrest he has created has many normal critics of his alarmed to the point they fear the collision of Trump politics with justice might be too much for the country to bear. Nonsense. He is involved in a raft of civil and criminal law suits, any one of which is likely to invoke his wrath. So we will have to deal with his provocation at some point anyway. This cunningly manipulative man with a history of braking the laws of the land, political norms and regulations, ethical standards, even White House china, will only continue with his destruction unless he is finally held accountable. Most importantly, it must be made clear that all future Presidents of the United States are expected to follow constitutional law and the regulations of the office. That that has to be stated points out just how pernicious the Trump presidency was.
Can our democracy hold up under the crushing weight of all Trump has wrought? The Big Lie, institutional subversion, defund the FBI, the political threats. And all the reverse engenering of circumstance- compliance with authority unless a compliance request involves me, elections are perfectly conducted as long as Republicans win, something is wrong with law enforcement when they come after me. OK I have to stop. If you are interested, below are various articles that more professionally address this subject. And if you want a great read, get Mark Leibovich’s “Thank You for Your Servitude .”