Before and during his first presidential time he very loudly proclaimed he had nothing to do with Russia and has since made fun of the Mueller Report. He actually had a history with Russia. He visited Moscow and had planned to build a Trump Tower there. He did in fact take one of his beauty pageants to Russia. When he had financial problems leading to bankruptcy with casinos it has been speculated that he laundered money for the Russian mob--in any case he did get back on his feet. We don't know but Putin and those before him have a reputation for seeking compromising material on foreigners who might have influence.
Not sure how well they might have succeeded, but on television with Putin beside him in Helsinki he proclaimed that he felt Putin told the truth against 16 American federal agencies who felt otherwise. More recently he blamed Ukraine for attacking Russia and that Zelensky was a dictator. With his Vice President he demanded an apology. He agreed with Russia that Ukraine should not join NATO. Ignoring an agreement when Ukraine voluntarily gave up its nuclear arsenal. Recently while Ukraine is being bombed the U.S. cut off intelligence that could have allowed some lives to be saved. Again we are left with the notion that Trump admires Putin; he is stupid or there really is some sort of hold on him. More perspective on Russian connections: http://www.therealjohndavidson.com/2019/06/house-of-trump-house-of-putin.html
The Mueller Report has been dismissed by Trump supporters. Much of it had been redacted, but nonetheless there were convictions with some of the guilty parties exiled in Russia. Read more...http://www.therealjohndavidson.com/2019/07/the-mueller-report-and-american-voter.html
Further Trump has indicated he thinks NATO is not a good deal for America. The trans Atlantic alliance has worked well as a deterrent and has been called to action a number of times. I don't quarrel that other members do not all have 2% of their budget on defense. The truth is that most of them spend more money on different priorities like health and education.
How does one define treason? At what point is it considered punishable by prison?
What many people consider criminal occurred on January 6, 2021. There was a riot in which some were injured and some died directly and indirectly. Why? A little speculation, but is obvious that Trump did not accept the voter's verdict. Not necessarily unusual or unjustified, but there is a system of courts that determine the truth. Again he didn't like the result and encouraged people to come to Washington to "fight like hell or you're not going to have a country". He tried to get the Vice-President to refuse to verify Joe Biden's election ignoring advice from many experts that it would be unconstitutional.
The House of Representatives was able to put together a hearing which is not by itself constitutionally binding. Cleverly the only witnesses were Republicans, many of whom were close to the President during the events of January 6th. To outsiders this was impressively damning evidence. The catch was that it was not legally binding. It should have been brought to the proper courts, but for various reasons it kept getting delayed along with another damning accusation regarding government archives. Some of us would think this would be among the very highest priorities, but the case NEVER made it to where it could be finally decided. See more...http://www.therealjohndavidson.com/2022/10/january-6th-hearings.html
Trump is a rich, powerful man with a lot of experience being sued. Occasionally he has paid a fine, one of the most spectacular ones over the Trump Sales school where he paid $25 million before the 2016 election. He found delaying was the most reliable way and he hired lawyers skilled at it. A study on how he got away with avoiding legal problems check http://www.therealjohndavidson.com/2023/08/untouchable-how-they-get-away-with-it.html
How did he get elected. Partly by appealing to prejudice, but that is not necessarily his fault--he just took advantage and admittedly fanned it. Many extreme right wingers thought he had the necessary appeal so the legislature could favor the wealthy more than the constitution currently allows
Perhaps I really do have Trump Derangement Syndrome http://www.therealjohndavidson.com/2025/02/is-trump-derangement-syndrome-valid.html
Instead of praising him for all the good things he has done his supporters should reflect on what non-indictable decisions he has made that have harmed all the citizens. http://www.therealjohndavidson.com/2019/10/the-non-indictable-sins-of-trump.htm There is much more anti-Trump material in my posts and I wonder what I would do if he finally disappears.
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