There have been several letters in the last several weeks defending former President Donald Trump and complaining of the “witch hunts” and the constant mainstream media “negative” coverage of him.
First off, the never-ending Nazi-like Trump rallies and him hinting at a 2024 run keep him front and center, so he brings the attention on himself.
Second, for those criticizing the Jan. 6 committee hearings — have you even watched them? And I don’t mean watching via your ultra right or ultra left news stations. I mean actual, form-your-own-opinion viewing via C-SPAN or YouTube. Witness after witness, from his own attorneys, aides, Republican judges and lawyers to Ivanka Trump, all confirmed that the “stolen election” was a lie and there is no evidence to support any of the accusations. Many people who once worked for Trump or were familiar with him in the White House tried to warn the American people. Yet … all of those people are the liars? Not Trump?
But I will agree with those who say the FBI raid sets a dangerous precedent for the American people. As The Shovel points out, this precedent “means that anyone who evades taxes, attempts to undermine an election, sexually assaults women, manipulates the value of their assets, uses state resources to enrich themselves or aids and abets the overthrow of a democratically elected government will be subject to investigation.”
Is this where we want America to go? Where we prosecute those who blatantly break the law?
Karla Thomas
Hempfield