Former President Donald Trump, 76, called for the action against the Department of Justice and FBI for its handling recently of his Mar-a-Lago raid but, more importantly, the Russian hoax that dogged his 2016 campaign and presidency. U.S. press immediately said that Trump was calling for another “insurrection,” the same a Jan. 6, 2021 that swarmed and vandalized the U.S. Capitol. Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), outgoing Chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, said there was no question Trump was guilty of fomenting the Jan. 6 insurrection to obstruct a joint session of Congress to prevent certification of the Electoral College vote. Schiff makes outrageous claims that don’t include any facts, only his Democrat hatred of Trump. Schiff would never admit that the DOJ and FBI overreached with Trump, launching a counterintelligence investigation based on fake probable cause.
Trump’s comments on his Truth Social platform rattled the press calling the DOJ and FBI “thugs” that must be “dealt with.” Schiff says the evidence is overwhelming for a criminal referral against Trump for Jan. 6, saying that he “incited” an angry mob to raid the Capitol to stop Congress’ official business. Schiff doesn’t say that the U.S. Senate acquitted Trump Feb. 13, 2021 in his second impeachment trial for “incitement of insurrection.” So how can Schiff state that Trump’s guilty of inciting the events of Jan. 6 when he’s already been acquitted in the U.S. Senate? Schiff’s the first to point out that 62% of gun owners voted for Trump in the 2020 election, leaping to the conclusion that law-abiding gun owners are all ready to use their weapons against the U.S. government. Schiff advocates censuring certain Republicans that refused to honor Jan. 6 House Select Committee subpoenas.
When it comes to Trump, the press takes everything out of context, using any opportunity to lash out at the former president. Trump doesn’t know yet that as much as the Republican Party liked his presidency and ideas, they’re not likely to back his candidacy in the 2024: Too much baggage from old and current battles with the press to prevail in any national election. But whatever Trump’s current or past problems, the nation has a real problem when federal and intel agencies use agencies to persecute political candidates and presidents. When 62-year-old former FBI Director James Comey started his counterintelligence investigation into Trump in 2016, he was given the phony probable cause by 67-year-old former CIA Director John Brennan. Brennan received the fake intel from the late Sen. John McCain (R-Az.), who in turn got it former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton’s opposition research.
What kind of checks-and-balances do the DOJ, FBI, CIA and National Security Agency [NSA] have when they use federal agencies for political persecution? If Trump complains about the “thugs” at the DOJ and FBI, he’s talking about what he lived through during his 2016 campaign and four years in office. Does Schiff, who insisted that Trump was a Russian asset, think he can fabricate evidence to frame American citizens that aren’t part of the Democrat Party? Schiff sees nothing wrong, like his GOP friend soon-retiring Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wy.) who said repeatedly that Trump planned and orchestrated the Jan. 6 Capitol riots. Trump watched U.S. federal agencies used to trash him politically without any evidence. Special Counsel John Diurham (R-Conn.) was supposed to get to the bottom of Democrats’ Russian hoax but barely scratched the surface after two years.
Democrats and the press continue to focus their ire on Trump, when, in all likelihood, he will not be the GOP nominee in 2024. Trump looks like a decoy for the Republican Party, keeping Democrats from planning a real strategy in 2024. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said 80-year-old President Joe Biden has done a fantastic job as president and support his reelection. Can you imagine Biden has done a “fantastic” job with the economy reeling from runaway inflation and the nation waging a bloody proxy war against the Russian Federation? Biden’s trashed U.S.-Russian and U.S.-Chinese relations, wrecking U.S. national security. Today’s USA TODAY/Suffolk Univ. poll shows that 63% of the public, Democrats and Republicans, think the country is heading in the wrong direction, not a good sign for Bidien.
Democrats and the press are so partisan against Republicans today that they present a fake narrative to the public about how the country is really doing. Today’s USA TODAY/Suffolk Univ. poll shows there’s real discontent in the country, pessimism about the future. Most respondents think the country is heading for some bad times in 2023, both on the economy and foreign policy. Democrats and the press can’t possibly think that Biden, at 82, given his 40% approval ratings, would be a viable candidate. When it comes to Trump he’s serving as the best GOP decoy, knowing that he won’t represent the party in 2024. Republicans look for a fresh face in 2024, possibly Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. Whoever the GOP picks, they shouldn’t carry such old baggage like Trump or approaching their 80 birthday. Trump wants the government to deal with corrupt federal agencies before its too late.
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John M. Curtis writes politically neutral commentary analyzing spin in national and global news. He’s editor of OnlineColumnist.com and author of Dodging The Bullet and Operation Charisma.
