The Legacy Of Donald J. Trump
Russia is not our enemy in the classic, war-time sense, and therefore treason does not apply. Russia IS however our adversary in the same sense that the Mafia is the adversary of the FBI. Russia is a criminal state, run by criminals, and led by the biggest criminal of them all. Russia is no longer motivated by ideology; it is motivated by greed.
Trump has NEVER been motivated by ideology; he is motivated by greed--in the form of money but also in the form of fame and flattery.
What we have here is not "treason". What we have here is corruption, corruption at a level never before seen in the United States. Trump has been corrupt probably since he had money to work with. The list of his corrupt dealings is long and legendary, and much of it has been not only public, but documented. He's been working with Russians for decades. It's a symbiotic relationship wherein he needs them as a source of cash to finance his deals, and they need him to launder the tremendous amounts of cash the Russian mob has stolen from the Russian state and others.
In my opinion it is likely that Trump never thought of "treason" or "collusion" or even "conspiracy". I think it never occurred to him that accepting help from Russia to win the election was illegal, much less wrong. It was simply a means to his ends, getting richer and getting praise. It never occurred to him to refuse the Russians. It never occurred to him to report their solicitations to the FBI. And in the end, if Trump loses his presidency, it may well be not because of treason, but because of the seemingly lesser crimes of failing to report illegal activities that he was aware of AND covering up that failure.
Trump could have continued his sweet life of golden toilet seats eponymous brands and airplanes, models and prostitutes, spying on naked teens, grabbing pussy, using Russian money, and cheating the lesser minions out of their money until he keeled over from a Big Mac heart attack, and nobody would have thought any less of him than they have after years of reading about him in the scandal rags or watching him on TV. But he made the mistake of reaching too far, lusting for the fame of the US presidency, and now all the history, known and previously unknown, will eventually paint the portrait of a man corrupt inside and out, and THAT, if there is justice in this world, will become the lasting legacy of Donald J. Trump.
Trump has NEVER been motivated by ideology; he is motivated by greed--in the form of money but also in the form of fame and flattery.
What we have here is not "treason". What we have here is corruption, corruption at a level never before seen in the United States. Trump has been corrupt probably since he had money to work with. The list of his corrupt dealings is long and legendary, and much of it has been not only public, but documented. He's been working with Russians for decades. It's a symbiotic relationship wherein he needs them as a source of cash to finance his deals, and they need him to launder the tremendous amounts of cash the Russian mob has stolen from the Russian state and others.
In my opinion it is likely that Trump never thought of "treason" or "collusion" or even "conspiracy". I think it never occurred to him that accepting help from Russia to win the election was illegal, much less wrong. It was simply a means to his ends, getting richer and getting praise. It never occurred to him to refuse the Russians. It never occurred to him to report their solicitations to the FBI. And in the end, if Trump loses his presidency, it may well be not because of treason, but because of the seemingly lesser crimes of failing to report illegal activities that he was aware of AND covering up that failure.
Trump could have continued his sweet life of golden toilet seats eponymous brands and airplanes, models and prostitutes, spying on naked teens, grabbing pussy, using Russian money, and cheating the lesser minions out of their money until he keeled over from a Big Mac heart attack, and nobody would have thought any less of him than they have after years of reading about him in the scandal rags or watching him on TV. But he made the mistake of reaching too far, lusting for the fame of the US presidency, and now all the history, known and previously unknown, will eventually paint the portrait of a man corrupt inside and out, and THAT, if there is justice in this world, will become the lasting legacy of Donald J. Trump.
posted by Jim at 7:51 AM
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