It is discouraging, especially today, when some of the transcripts have been released, to see how blatantly corrupt Trump and his whole administration is, and to see so many people just shrug.
Trump’s basic defense seems to be “I did it. So what? Go F — yourself.”
Almost all elected Republicans and Fox News don’t try to defend him any more. They just say, either “Let the people decide” which means wait for the election, or everybody does it.” Which isn’t close to being true.
There are two things at stake, truth and honesty. Trump has neither. None of it.
What he has brought is an administration that is corrupt to the core. For many Republicans, that was their policy even before Trump. Voter suppression, lots of dark money from a few major industries and right-wing crazy billionaires. That money got used to buy Congress people and to flood the media with fears of immigrants, minorities and a fear of a government that could be honest and effective.
The impeachment process will reveal that Trump et al really have committed High Crimes and Misdemeanors. It will also reveal that Trump has been influenced by money from Russia and Ukrainian oligarchs.
It still seems likely that Republicans will find a way to justify Trump remaining in office. They have become a fascist party already.
But still, truth and integrity matter. Once a country becomes corrupt from the top it quickly becomes a “shithole” country. We are on our way. Only we can stop it.
It will be interesting to see how many people care.
It’s important to keep pointing out the truth; the real truth.
