The thing that has driven observers of the antics of Donald Trump crazy over the past 50 years is that the distinguishing characteristic of all the various Trump crimes, scandals and outrages is that they all take place in broad daylight, in real time, without mystery or subtlety.
And he gets away with it.
While they appear “unscripted” and done “on the fly,” and he appears to be a moron, nearly everything he says is thought out before. Much of it is scripted. He is a conscious, self-aware criminal.
That’s what happened last night at his hatealong rally in Conroe, Texas, where he said what may be the most outrageous things ever. His comments were not off-the-cuff or throw-away lines. He read this entire rant directly off the teleprompter. He committed treason, witness tampering, and obstruction of justice right in front of us, and read it from a written script.
As terrifying as what he said is, it is also proof of how terrified he is, that justice is coming and he is finally to be brought to account for a lifetime of criminal behavior that began at age six when he punched a teacher, through being caught at age 10 throwing rocks at a toddler in a playpen next door, through every other crime he has committed in front of us since.
Last night, he dangled pardons for the January 6 insurrectionists, and called for massive street protests if he ever faces criminal charges. He read it off a teleprompter! He fully intended to threaten unrest if he is criminally charged. There was nothing veiled about his suggestion that he would hand out get-out-jail-free cards to the rioters, or by implication, anyone held legally accountable for his attempted coup.
He not only fully embraced the January 6 Insurrection/Coup, and perhaps the next one, he clearly hopes to discourage any cooperation with ongoing investigations. This is the crime of Witness Tampering. By raising the possibility of mass unrest, he also - completely unsubtly - tried to intimidate the prosecutors and grand juries who are investigating him. He’s obstructed justice before, and its worked for him, but this was the most blatant. Both crimes were committed in public, reading from a telprompter. He didn’t just blurt it out. He meant every word.
Donald J. Trump said on Saturday that if elected to a new term as president, he would consider pardoning those prosecuted for attacking the United States Capitol on Jan. 6 of last year.
He said it all to the largest crowd he has spoken to since leaving Washington. A crowd that applauded and cheered his calls for witness tampering, obstruction of justice, and riot.
“If I run and I win, we will treat those people from January 6 fairly.We will treat them fairly. And if it requires pardons, we will give them pardons, because they are being treated so unfairly.”
He also took aim at the New York State attorney general and the Manhattan district attorney, who are investigating him for civil and criminal fraud, and at the district attorney in Fulton County, Ga., who is empaneling a special grand jury to investigate Mr. Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election results in that state.
He urged his supporters to organize large protests in New York and Atlanta, as well as in Washington, if those investigations lead to action against him.
“If these radical, vicious, racist prosecutors do anything wrong or corrupt, we are going to have in this country the biggest protests we have ever had.”
The latest hatealong drew Trump supporters from across Texas and as far away as New Jersey and Washington State, some of whom had camped out at the fairground for several days. For much of Saturday, a festive atmosphere prevailed, with billowing flags and omnipresent T-shirts declaring “Trump 2024.”
As his scripted speech stretched on past an hour, his rhetoric grew wilder, and his attacks on the news media more belabored. “The press is the enemy of the people,” he said, prompting angry boos, adding: “The corrupt media will destroy our country.”
This is a weak, ignorant man, who is terrified of finally being held to account for a lifetime of criminal behavior.
It is also the action of a vicious, cornered animal.
And it is proof that a significant number of “fellow Ameicans” are traitors. They’re not just “deplorable,” though they are certainly that. They are active, willing supporters of witness tampering, obstruction of justice, and open sedition.
He must be called to account, and it needs to happen before this summer.
And if it comes to riots in the streets, one hopes the police don’t join the insurrectionists.
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'...it is also proof of how terrified he is, that justice is coming and he is finally to be brought to account for a lifetime of criminal behavior that began at age six when he punched a teacher, through being caught at age 10 throwing rocks at a toddler in a playpen next door, through every other crime he has committed in front of us since.'
TC, Yes, you have echoed what a majority of Americans have been waiting to happen for years!
If he gets what he deserves, how many centuries of imprisonment could make up for the lives he has cost us, his treasonous acts, the millions of awakened white supremacists and the misery he continues to deliver?
Some of us would like to see punishment for those who keep promising that he's going to get his. REMEMBER, T.C., we have been waiting a long time, and WE ARE ANGRY! VERY ANGRY! Those promise keepers have not delivered, yet!
Just when I think residents of this state couldn't sink further, the bottom seems to drop from their chosen toilet. They must be halfway to China by now.