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Guilty as sin. This describes Donald Trump. Not just for the who-cares act of hiding payment to Stormy Daniels, but for important things like trying to steal the election in Georgia, treating secret documents like they were last week’s newspaper, and, oh yes, causing an insurrection. But now that the man has been found guilty comes the issue of what to do with him—what should his punishment be?
Option 1. Those who believe that this was all a political witch hunt prefer something as simple as probation. Face it, they say, the man did nothing wrong. And after all, he is a first offender. “First offender” is such a joke. This is the man who bilked money out of thousands of people with Trump University. This is the man whose companies have been the subject of over 4,000 lawsuits over three decades. And of course this is the man who was twice impeached. First offender, indeed.
Option 2. With a silly smirk on their faces, some prefer community service. What could be more ironic than to see the man who never did anything for anyone other than himself picking up trash in Central Park or helping the elderly or the sick (those poor losers, as he would say). Forcing this man to engage in something that even resembles altruism seems to be the closest thing to making the punishment fit the crime. Does it not make you feel good inside to imagine this man feeding the poor in a soup kitchen.
Option 3. Jail time. Yes, I know, it’s not going to happen. But the thought of this man behind bars gets the juices flowing even more than Option 2. In a weekend interview, three of Fox News’ chief sycophants had the nerve to remind the Trumpster about the chants of “Lock her up! Lock her up!” raised about Hillary Clinton and her alleged crimes. The obvious implication was that if this punishment was right for political opponent Clinton, why shouldn’t it be right for him.
Trump’s answer tells us more about him and the whole process surrounding him than anything else in this whole dirty, messy business. With a straight face and in a tone of utter sincerity, he responded, “I never said that.” WHAT?? You said in a lot. It was on TV. It sits on Youtube for every citizen to watch and hear. Everyone remembers you leading and encouraging the chants at rally after rally. You never said that? How can you even dare to say something so patently false?
But, of course, his interviewers never challenged this outrageous falsehood. None of them dared to say, “Would you like to see ten instances from the campaign?” But no, if Trump states that said he never said it, then it must be truth. Are there no limits to what this man will say and expect to be believed? It’s a rhetorical question, as we all know the answer.
So maybe prison is the best place to stash this man. Perhaps they could refurbish Alcatraz and call it the Trump San Francisco. Given that it was the former address of Al Capone, it might be a perfect landing spot for a person whose operating mode resembled this famous mobster in every way. Or, if we want to get really imaginative, how about exile?
Oh, I know. Elba. A whole island. Not too far from Tuscany. Sounds perfect.
I hear that Napoleon gave it four stars.
Were there any justice in the world, the man would spend the rest of his days in prison, in a jumpsuit brighter than his hair. But then there is the world as it is: Secret Service protection for a former president (!) and so on and so forth. I think he’ll get probation and that’s about it. He may make a great point of violating the terms of his probation and at that point I suppose someone may well feel there’s no choice but to “lock him up.” But Trump’s badness co-exists with a good deal else, and what would… Read more »
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