Africa-Press – Lesotho. Donald Trump is well-known for his outlandish outbursts. Of late, he has seemed even more unhinged than ever before. Perhaps it is the fear of an impending indictment stemming from one of the several criminal investigations into his conduct both as President and in running The Trump Organization.
Or, perhaps it is simply an effort to grab the headlines as he has done so often. Earlier this month he predicted, incorrectly, that his arrest was imminent.
On his social media site, in capital letters, he wrote: “THE FAR & AWAY LEADING REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE AND FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, WILL BE ARRESTED ON TUESDAY OF NEXT WEEK.
PROTEST, TAKE OUR NATION BACK!”
That call for “PROTEST” and to “TAKE OUR NATION BACK” evoke memories of his infamous speech on January 6 when he said: “And we fight. We fight like hell. And if you don’t fight like hell, you’re not going to have a country anymore.
” That phrasing has been characterized by many, particularly Democrats and members of the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol as a call to violence.
I shall have more to say on whether that is a fair interpretation. The FBI has arrested almost 940 people for their participation in the January 6 event at the Capitol.
As of earlier this month, 43 were convicted, 481 pleaded guilty and 382 were awaiting trial. Most of those awaiting trial are out on bail. However, some remain in jail and have been awaiting trial for almost two years.
A significant number of those charged and convicted or who pleaded guilty received prison sentences. Supporters of Donald Trump including members of Congress, most notably, Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, have rallied to the support of the convicted criminals as well as those awaiting trial.
They have falsely accused the federal government of torture and abuse of prisoners and even gone so far as calling the prison where some of them are housed, the Patriot Wing.
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