Letter to the editor: Trump defense, comparisons ridiculous

I am in utter disbelief that people not only continue to defend Donald Trump on this latest indictment but also try to draw comparisons to others who had classified documents. Mike Pence and President Biden immediately turned everything over and allowed full investigations to be conducted.

Trump was given well over a year to return the documents, with his own lawyers advising to turn them over. The Justice Department said if he cooperated, this could be resolved. Instead, he moved and hid boxes, tricked his lawyer into certifying everything was returned when it wasn’t and was subpoenaed again; Trump’s own staff reported he was hiding the boxes.

The indictment reveals that he refused to listen to the advice of his legal team and lied to them and the National Archives. The best part of the indictment is the recording of Trump showing off that he not only had secret documents but wishing he had had a chance to declassify them. The immaturity blows me away — like a little kid showing off some cool new toy. No one wonders why his lawyers have been resigning and Trump is having trouble getting a new legal team together.

The only part his blindly loyal followers say that I will agree with is that he is being treated differently than others. Anyone else would have been locked away a long time ago. No one believes it when he says “if they come for me, they will come for you.” Right? Unless, of course, you committed 37 felonies.

Karla Thomas

Hempfield