When I started this entry, I had no idea of exactly when the next Trump indictment was coming, but I knew that it should be happening soon. Too much seems to be going on, and I thought that the next shoe was to drop soon. And drop it did on June 9th. Trump was indicted in the Southern District of Florida on 7 felony counts, and now we're waiting for the next indictment - most likely from Georgia.
The trouble with waiting for an indictment is that the public sees little progress towards the goal. In the case of our ex-president, one political tribe believes in the rule of law and order, while the other simply wants power. The funny thing is that we're seeing psychological projection on both a micro level and at a macro level. Trump keeps saying that he is a victim, someone who never does anything wrong. Yet, he projects the crimes he commits onto the very people charged with enforcing the laws. At a macro level, we see the GOP claiming election fraud and the weaponization of the Justice Department. And yet, this was done by the GOP to keep Trump in power. Tribal loyalty kept a large part of the population from exercising common sense, and is allowing the lunatics in that party to run its asylum.
I'm not sure of what is worse, having an ex-president run for office who may be on trial for crimes committed in 2, 3. or 4 jurisdictions (both state and federal), or a party who can't put up someone better to run for our nation's highest office. As I see things, the Georgia case (regarding election interference) against Trump (as leaked to the public) is strong enough to get a felony conviction. And the Federal case (regarding wrongful possession of government documents) is also strong enough to get a felony conviction. Only the New York case may end up resulting in a misdemeanor conviction. Why can't they support someone better for the presidency?
What I fear most is that this clown gets reelected while in trial. How do we deal with someone awaiting trial, and who would be immune from being put on trial once he swears the oath of office? I would hope that the courts keep him from taking the oath until his criminal trials have ended. But if not, I'll ask a simple question:
Where is John Wilkes Booth when we need him?
