The Ungaggable Blowhard

 

by Pa Rock

Citizen Journalist

It appears to this consumer of news that consumate blowhard and continual public nuisance Donald Trump is currently dealing with two gag orders.  One, a limited gag order issued by D.C. District Judge Tanya Chutka regarding the politician's involvement in the 2020 election interference case, has temporarily been stayed in order to give the parties involved time to submit their appeal briefs.  

The other gag order, filed by Judge Arthur Engoron who is presiding over Trump's civil fraud trial in New York, is still in effect.  Apparently part of that order included a proviso that Trump remove a statement from his campaign web site that disparages the judge's clerk and which the judge asserts is untrue.   Yesterday Judge Engoron learned that Trump has not removed the statement about the judge's clerk from his campaign web site, and the judge fined Trump $5,000 for defying his order.

In noting that "incendiary untruths can and have led to serious physical harm," Judge Engpron went on to say:

"Make no mistake: future violations, whether intentional or unintentional, will subject the violator to far more severe sanctions, which may include, but are not limited to, steeper financial penalties, holding Donald Trump in contempt of court, and possibly imprisoning him."

There are political skeptics who are observing Trump's four-ring judicial circus and noting that he seems to be turning a tidy profit with his victimhood.  Trump wails that all of the court actions are "witch-hunts," and every time somebody picks on him he hits his rubes up for another donation.  Trump says he is a billionaire, but news stories indicate that he is using donations from his supporters to pay his lawyers, so he must clearly be far below the ranks of a Musk, Bezos, or a Gates - or any of their ex-wives.

It almost feels like Donald Trump is daring America's judicial system to lock him up, and that the judges are struggling to come up with ways to keep from giving him what he is begging for.  Trump being photographed entering prison, or any detention facility, would be a gold mine for him - and Trump knows it.  It would open a floodgate of anger and money and votes.  

The judge roars and Trump ignores him while smiling and thinking, "Come on Artie, make my day!"

It is a political Catch-22.  Trump is not above the law, yet if the law is enforced, he is the one who will ultimately benefit.

The only thing better for Donald Trump than being incarcerated for his sins, would be if the government chose to hang him on a cross instead!

The grifter continues to prevail.