The last U.S. president has left a trail of crimes that are unprecedented in American history. A reasonable person would expect that such a high level criminal would have already been prosecuted for a few of the more egregious crimes, yet the man who may prove to be the most immoral and unethical person to live in the White House is free and has not yet been charged with a crime.
The American people need some degree of closure. We also need to have hope that Trump never again holds the office of President. The ball is in the court of the Justice Department and it will be up to Attorney General Merrick Garland to make sure that our legal system does not become another casualty in the Trump wars. It will be up to voters to destroy Trump’s political ambitions.
Just in case the Justice Department needs help in tallying a list of the recent lawsuits and pending action against Trump here is some help complied from The Guardian web site and other sources:
• DC attorney general investigating Trump over January 6 riots
• Congresspeople suing Trump over Capitol attacks
• Representative Swalwell suing Trump and others for Capitol riots
• Seven Capitol police officers suing Trump
• Two Capitol police officers suing Trump
• Two police officers suing Trump over Capitol riot
• Capitol police officer suing Trump over January 6 riot
• Criminal investigation into finances
• Westchester golf course investigation
• New York state attorney general investigating Trump Organization for fraud
• Misuse of 2017 inauguration money
• Mary Trump fraud suit
• Trump Corporation class-action suit
• Fulton county election interference investigation
• NAACP suing Trump and RNC for trying to overturn election results
• E Jean Carroll defamation suit
• Former top Ukraine adviser suing Trump for retaliation
• Trump Tower assault suit
• Michael Cohen suit
The potential charges stemming from the recent raid at Mara Lago also need to be added to the list. Violation of the Espionage Act should top the list.
But wait there’s more:
• Crimes Committed in Connection with Ukraine Abuses
• Mounting Hatch Act Violations
• Attacks on the Postal Service and Voting by Mail
• Emoluments Clause Violations
• Conflicts of Interest
• Hosting the G-7 at His Own Resort
• Nepotism and Other Ethics Abuses by Ivanka and Jared
• Coronavirus Response
• Firing Comey and Potential Acts of Obstruction
• Interference in DOJ Investigations
While this list should be enough to put away Trump for the rest of his life there are many people who believe he will never spend a day in jail. If he is not made accountable for his crimes then the U.S. Constitution and the American legal system will have been rendered meaningless.
Just in case you need to be reminded of how horrible this man is check out this list from the Salon web site. Nothing new, but more compelling when you see it all in one place.
• a reign of terror against nonwhite migrants and refugees
• embracing racial authoritarianism and white supremacy as de facto national policy
• nurturing neofascism and other anti-democratic causes and beliefs
• attacking the country’s democratic institutions and the rule of law; launching a coup attempt and inciting an attack on the U.S. Capitol;
• chronic lying about matters large and small, in an effort to subvert the truth and empirical reality
• creating a political personality cult
• becoming a role model for antisocial behavior
• encouraging right-wing terrorism and other political violence
• largely abandoning the people of Puerto Rico after the Hurricane Maria disaster
• engaging in acts of treason and collusion with a hostile foreign power
• deploying a secret-police force that disappeared protesters off the streets
• amplifying the power of Christian nationalists in their war against secular democracy and the Constitution
• turning over even more public money to corporate plutocrats
• engaging in democide against the American people by actively sabotaging and undermining pandemic relief efforts
• degrading the civil and human rights of Black and brown people and other marginalized groups
