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Joseph Fischer
Northumberland
In January 2018, some questions began to emerge as to then President Donald Trump's mental acuity. The president saw fit to reassure us that he was in fact "a very stable genius."
I am an old-fashioned kind of guy. I want proof. But not only did he provide none, he ensured that neither his high school nor his college grades were ever made public lest his claim be questioned. Neither was there any indication that he had graduated with academic honors nor at the very least achieved them for even one marking period. I was to take Trump at his word -- a matter of faith implied.
Slow forward to today's reality. Citizen Trump stands accused of 91 criminal indictments in four different jurisdictions. Lay this on top of two previous impeachments who, although neither met the 2/3rds requirement for removal, both topped the 50 percent mark in favor of conviction. To all this Trump masterfully claims his victimhood, accusing the prosecution and even some of his judges of engaging in a witch hunt.
Would it surprise you to know across the first three years of his administration, Trump invoked "witch hunt" (usually with the words "greatest ever" preceding the accusation as if some committee exists to judge the validity of witch hunts) some 294 times? One would think that given an opportunity to tarnish his opponents, Trump would not just want but rather demand his day in court.
Let the truth shine through? But this has not happened. His team of very expensive lawyers have done all in their power to keep the prosecution from presenting its case before the election, if not preferably ever. The Stable Genius continues to insist the guy who promises to make his next regime about "revenge and retribution" in matters of his own alleged crimes be believed on faith, again without proof. I for one resent that our would-be king thinks me so gullible.
Donald Trump fears having his day in court because he will not be able to control the narrative and truth will not be his friend. And should this day come, expect a "guilty" verdict to produce another round of claimed victimhood.