Press Up in Arms at Latest Trump Revelation; But More Are Coming
By: Manny Otiko
Tags: Republicans, Trump, Politics, Voting, Elections

The national media is up in arms at the latest revelation from the Trump White House. Even though the ex-president is no longer in office, he’s still able to generate weekly scandals. Of course, this is not surprising; you knew the Trump White House was riddled with corruption and abuse of power. Trump is a decades-old criminal who broke laws at will. Did people expect him to change a lifetime of behavior when he became Commander-in-Chief?

Former Yale psychiatrist Dr. Bandy Lee once compared Trump to a mentally disturbed man with an arsenal of weapons. It was just a matter before the situation exploded in violence. However, once he was out of office, everything buried came to light. I get the impression that the unveiling of Trump’s crimes is going to be a long process.

War on the press

According to The Washington Post, the Trump-era Department of Justice collected metadata on reporters from CNN, The New York Times and The Post. CNN’s Jim Acosta reported that 71 people were surveilled. The government was ostensively looking for leaks. But they also targeted Reps. Adam Shiff and Eric Swalwell, who just happened to be investigating Trump.

If that doesn’t seem like it enemies list, it sure looks like one. And even worse, Trump also investigated a minor who was related to some of the subjects of the inquiry, and former White House counsel Don McGahn and his wife. In the Mueller report, McGann said that he quit the White House because Trump wanted him to do “crazy sh*t.” Obviously so.

By now, you should know what kind of person he was. He was a wannabe dictator who felt more at home with despots such as Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong-Un than with leaders of liberal democracies. Since he left office, he’s only gotten worse.

Worse than Nixon

Veteran journalist Carl Bernstein, who broke the Watergate story, said Trump’s crimes make President Richard Nixon’s misdeeds look like parking tickets.

“Trump’s action go much further than Nixon’s because Trump is guilty of crimes against democracy,” said Bernstein in a CNN interview.

Bernstein added that Nixon’s time was different because his fellow Republicans forced him to resign. Current-day Republicans are actively aiding Trump to commit and cover up crimes, said Bernstein.

Yes, it’s shocking, but I’m not surprised. By now, you should know what kind of person he was. He was a wannabe dictator who felt more at home with despots such as Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong-Un than with leaders of liberal democracies. Since he left office, he’s only gotten worse.

At this stage, I’m expecting to find Trump-sponsored death squads. And that’s actually not too far from the truth. The Jan. 6 attack was launched by militias; groups like the Proud Boys, the Oath Keepers, the Three Percenters, etc. In the melee, were what former counterintelligence officer Malcolm Nance called “murder cells.” They were effectively death squads. Their job was to find and eliminate Trump's enemies such as Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.)

Trump cultists betrayed

However, I find it shocking some people still support Trump. For example, Gladys Sicknick, the mother of fallen Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick said she voted for the former president.

She was shocked and disappointed that Trump hadn’t sympathized with her’s son’s death. He didn’t even call her.

“He knew that Brian was devoted to him, and he did not once reach out to me, to Gladys, he didn’t even send a letter of condolences. He did absolutely nothing. And so, you know, it’s very upsetting, you know, that he’s not — and I would meet with him, actually. I would. I would meet with him,” she said.

I’m surprised, she’s surprised. Does she realize what she’s dealing with? In a way, she’s a lot like Trump cultists, such as the insurrectionists, who invaded the Capitol and expected Trump to bail them out. Now some of them are sitting in jail, and facing 20-year sentences, they’re finally realizing that they’ve been sold a false bill of goods. Trump only cares about himself first and foremost. The people who still believe in him are suckers.