I keep getting asked why I’ve been silent about the Orange Guy’s federal indictment. If I had anything new or clever to add to the conversation, I’d certainly speak up. However, I can’t do much more than repeat what everyone already knows:
Yes, the indictment is more than damning. But we already knew that he purposely took classified national security documents to his home and refused to return them when asked multiple times by various authorities. He repeatedly admitted those facts in televised interviews. That’s the prosecution’s case. Period. He himself signed the law that made such acts felonies and his own administration successfully prosecuted Espionage Act cases with those exact same facts. The associated conspiracy, perjury, and obstruction charges also look provable, but the basic case is simply undeniable. He’s guilty.
Yes, there is now a criminal case against him in federal court. But it will drag on for a very long time – well past the 2024 elections. The judge running the show is the same judge that genuflected to him with respect to the documents retrieved via a valid search warrant. It took a higher GOP-led court to definitively overrule her legally baseless decisions. Once again, though, she’ll bend the law as much as she possibly can to try to help out.
No, the indictment didn’t hurt him with his base. In fact, it helped. Of course it did. A slam dunk case for felony prosecution under the Espionage Act is now the center issue of his political campaign. His cult is stronger than ever.
No, the indictment didn’t hurt him with many other Republican politicians. In fact, it helped. Of course it did. Afraid of alienating OG’s base, people that know better are contorting themselves to ignore the facts and kiss his ass. So much for the party of law and order.
Most of you have noticed that I haven’t used the Orange Guy’s name on this blog for over a year. I’ll also note that the initial usage of OG was as an abbreviation of Original Gangster – which seems wildly appropriate for my usage.
My reason for avoiding the use of his name? I’m just tired of hearing it. So, so tired. OG wants to be the center of attention and I’m loathe to contribute at all to that desire. I’ll continue to reference OG herein as an unavoidable political construct, but I have no use at all for the individual.
To others who are still wasting their oxygen, might I suggest…
Stop it. Just stop. Stop. STOP. Just. Stop.