Trump claims the "lunatic left" is "mutilating" children -- as usual, the media looks away

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Trump claims the "lunatic left" is "mutilating" children — as usual, the media looks away
Trump's malignant normality keeps getting darker, but the media isn't interested. RIP Eric Boehlert, a huge loss

By CHAUNCEY DEVEGA
PUBLISHED APRIL 7, 2022 6:30AM


(Salon) Donald Trump remains public enemy No. 1, and in all likelihood the most dangerous person in America today. If the rule of law was applied equally and fairly Donald Trump and his criminal confederates would have already been arrested, tried, convicted, and incarcerated for their many obvious crimes.

He leads a neofascist movement that attempted to nullify the results of 2020 presidential election. Through willful malfeasance, corruption, and negligence, Trump's regime was responsible for the deaths of hundreds of thousands of Americans during the coronavirus pandemic. Trump openly admires Vladimir Putin and other political thugs. He and his allies in the Republican Party yearn for the same kind of power here in America.

Yet Trump still commands the loyalty of tens of millions of Americans. Even after four years of his ruinous regime, Trump won more votes in 2020 than he did in 2016; Sick societies produce sick leaders.

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In an op-ed for Salon this week, Noah Bookbinder, president of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics, summed it up:

The sheer scope of Trump's likely criminality is unprecedented, as is its severity. It is hard to conceive of more serious crimes that a president could be involved in than illegally acting to interfere with the peaceful transfer of power, which is the cornerstone of a successful democracy. Investigating and seriously weighing prosecution would not be political under these conditions.

In fact, the failure to investigate and seriously consider prosecuting such egregious conduct would be inexplicable. Forgoing meritorious prosecutions for fear of political criticism is itself a political act, and one that would do grave damage to the republic. It would send the message that a president can do essentially anything without consequences. If Donald Trump regains the presidency, which he seems poised to try to do, he would most certainly heed this lesson and become still more brazen in illegal steps to consolidate his own power.

At his rally last Saturday in Michigan, Donald Trump again showed himself to be a danger to the safety and security of the American people, American democracy and American society. As has become habitual, the mainstream news media was largely if not almost entirely silent. In its recent coverage of Trump's rallies, the media has become more interested in mocking his followers and the size of his crowds than in calling attention to his threats of right-wing violence. ............(more)

https://www.salon.com/2022/04/07/claims-the-lunatic-left-is-mutilating-children--as-usual-the-media-looks-away/

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1. Trump claims the "lunatic left" is "mutilating" childre

A flat out call out to the QAnon crazy asses.

[2naSalit]

2. Why is he allowed to...

Continue to denigrate our safety and well being with his vile and untrue accusations?

I can't understand why there aren't a million lawsuits claiming libel and character assassination.

[Hoyt]

3. If media didn't "look away," people would be complaining about giving trump exposure.