Trump's friends aren't under a gag order
Thought for the day
When Senators J.D. Vance and Tommy Tuberville showed up at the Manhattan courthouse Monday to speak on Donald Trump’s behalf, I was amused. But when House Speaker Mike Johnson showed up and spoke yesterday, I was upset.
The former president is on trial for making hush money payments to Stormy Daniels and cooking his corporate books to make them look like reimbursements for legal expenses. Why Vance, Tuberville and Johnson have come to Trump's defense is nothing more than raw politics. How do I know? Because they all talked about the impact the trial is having on the ex-president's campaign schedule.
If you follow politics, then you know the two senators and speaker are devoted Trump supporters. Instead of serving as DT’s media hacks in NYC, wouldn’t it be better if they remained in Washington and honored their job descriptions as lawmakers? What do you think?
-DF
I agree with what Rick Young says. It seems like there is no accountability for Trump and his minions.
I also have come to the conclusion that generally speaking, the public is literally afraid
to speak out against Trump. I have even heard intelligent people say that they are changing their party affiliation from “Democrat” to “ non- stated” out of fear of retaliation.
I think that as Robert Reich said this week, we have ( so far) a non- violent civil war on our hands.
And I for one, would feel much safer if the “ blue states” could peacefully break away from the red ones. That probably will not happen in our lifetime, but if Trump gets elected I think that people are going to start thinking about that more seriously. A Trump presidency would destroy our country.
If they are speaking on behalf of 45, by direction of 45 (or presumably his campaign or staff), then they are doing so illegally. The gag order specifically states that 45 cannot request others to speak in specific ways in his stead.
If the link can be proven (emails, texts, phone conversations, etc.) then 45 is in violation of the gag order (again).
Will he be sent to jail this time if violation has occurred? Doubtful. After all, declaring one's candidacy for president is a criminal's best chance of avoiding accountability.
Should Johnson, Tuberville & Vance be prosecuted? Absolutely, if a link is proven. Will they be? Assuredly not.
But under any circumstances, they should be censured by their respective body of gov't - House or Senate. Will they be. Definitely not, since no one in the Republican Party seems to be held accountable these days.