Of all the issues that Trump campaigned on, none got more emphasis that his promise to persecute, I mean to prosecute Hillary and send her to jail. He was quite passionate on what he would do to that “nasty woman”. But when a con man appears passionate, that really doesn’t tell you anything about whether he actually cares about the issue:
President-elect Donald Trump conceded Tuesday that he probably won’t make good on his campaign pledge to pursue a new criminal investigation into his political rival, Hillary Clinton.
“It’s just not something that I feel very strongly about,” he said Tuesday afternoon in an on-the-record discussion with reporters from The New York Times.
Nor does he feel strongly about trade, the steel industry, immigration, ending Obamacare, or a host of other issues. What does he feel strongly about? Trump. How do his fans feel about this betrayal?
Earlier on Tuesday, Trump’s senior adviser Kellyanne Conway had indicated that the president-elect was likely to renege on his promise to jail Clinton, a sharp departure from the “lock her up!” chants that Trump encouraged at his campaign rallies, immediately drawing the ire of some conservatives.
Breitbart News, the alt-right news organization formerly run by Steve Bannon, Trump’s chief strategist, headlined the lead story on its home page “BROKEN PROMISE.”
For once I agree with Breitbart.
And Judicial Watch, a conservative watchdog agency that sued to get more of Clinton’s State Department emails released, urged Trump on Tuesday to “commit his administration” to investigating Clinton, while promising to continue its own litigation and investigations to help uncover possible scandals.
For Trump to refuse to do so “would be a betrayal of his promise to the American people to ‘drain the swamp’ of out-of-control corruption in Washington, DC,” Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton warned in a statement. “President-elect Trump should focus on healing the broken justice system, affirm the rule of law and appoint a special prosecutor to investigate the Clinton scandals.”
These people better get ready for a lot more “betrayals”. When you hitch your wagon to a skilled con man, don’t expect to avoid being conned.
PS. What’s my point? I’m guessing that most of my readers won’t get it, but I’m writing these for the select few out there who do get it. (Hint: reread the title.)
PPS. As usual, my macro posts are over at Econlog.
PPPS. One day earlier:
During the election campaign, Trump repeatedly claimed that the [Trump University] lawsuits were baseless, and vowed that he would never settle. But on Friday, just ten days before one of the cases was due to go to court in San Diego, he agreed to pay twenty-five million dollars in restitution and fines.
Don’t you love the term “vowed”? Remember when that word meant something? Like a “wedding vow”? At least the Trump U. students will get restitution for Trump’s education scam. But where will the American people look for relief?
PPPPS. Do you think those 13 women are quaking in their boots about Trump’s “vow” to sue them for libel? I’m sure Trump looks forward to having to appear in court 13 times as President, having one woman after another describe in graphic terms his abuse. I look forward to Trump to fulfilling that vow:
At a rally in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania on Saturday, Trump declared, “all of these liars will be sued after the election is over.”
Yeah, I can’t wait to see that.
PPPPPS. It’s time to stop bashing Trump for his campaign missteps. It doesn’t matter whether he is a racist. From now on I will focus like a laser on what he does today. Let’s see if he fulfills his campaign promises. That’s what matters.