Over the years, many have made the claim that there is a two-tiered justice system in the United States – one for the wealthy and well-connected and the other for the rest of us normal mortals. There have also been claims, well substantiated I might add, of a two-tiered justice system based upon racial lines. I believe both of those to be true. However, there is clearly another stratification in the justice system which becomes more and more evident every single day and one that presents an even graver threat to this country than those listed above. There is clearly one justice system for Donald J. Trump and another for most other Americans.
Trump recently posted a video on his social media network showing President Biden gagged and bound in the back of a pickup. I have absolutely no doubt that if I were to post a similar image or video, the Secret Service would be knocking at my door immediately and there is an extremely high likelihood that I would be arrested. There is also no doubt in my mind if I were to post a similar image showing Trump bound and gagged in the back of a pickup, there would be a huge outcry from Trump and his Republican toadies calling for me to be locked up and prosecuted.
And what will happen to Trump as a result of this outrageous behavior and irresponsible posting which can clearly be construed as constituting a threat to the current president which is a felony? Nothing. Absolutely nothing. There will be outrage in the press and some Democrats will call for some sort of sanctions but the vast majority of Republicans will react with a deafening silence, the Secret Service will do nothing, and there is virtually zero chance Trump will ever have to defend this egregious behavior in front of a judge.
Similarly, I worked in the defense business for over 30 years, possessed high level clearances and had access to highly classified information. If I had ever taken any of that information home and stored it in my bathroom, I would be in jail right now. And yet, Trump hasn’t even gone to trial because Judge Cannon, who is presiding over the case, keeps playing along with Trump’s legal team strategy of ‘kick the can down the road.’
Even the U.S. Supreme Court has gotten on board the ‘Trump will never be held accountable for anything’ train by agreeing to hear his ridiculous immunity claim in which he has claimed that as president he has unlimited and unquestionable authority to do anything he wants, even if it is illegal.
The lack of accountability for Donald J. Trump has gone well beyond absurd. It is clear to me and to much of the rest of the world that when someone says, ‘No one is above the law,’ they should rephrase it to read, “No one is above the law – except for Trump?” This is a very sad and dangerous harbinger of things to come and a huge blight on the entire American judicial system.
