The United States Department of Justice, under the Biden Administration, has not yet been involved in any prosecution of Donald Trump. They've been involved in investigations which produced evidence leading to indictments on multiple counts related to the theft of classified documents, and to inciting an insurrection against the Congress in session on January 6, 2021. But there was no involvement or connection between the justice department and the Manhattan district attorney's office regarding the Trump trial for the crimes committed in covering up a scandal involving the affair he had with porn star Stormy Daniels, just prior to the 2016 election.
The investigation involving Hunter Biden was initiated by the Justice Department, not under Trump, but under President Biden's appointed Attorney General, Merrick Garland. And the difference between the way Hunter Biden, and the President, have handled that prosecution, trial, and now conviction compared to the manner in which Trump handled himself during his trial is, in my own opinion, a contrast that points out a monumental difference in integrity between the President, who has shown just exactly how qualified he is to serve by his actions and reaction, and the ex-President, who has shown not only how lacking in integrity he is, but what a disgusting, disrespectful, selfish human being he is.
This contrast alone establishes President Biden's personal and professional superiority over Trump, who has proven, once again, that he doesn't have an inkling of understanding about this country and its government, and has nothing but contempt for its people and their constitutional democracy. People caught up in hard core partisanship don't notice things like this, but there will be Americans who look at this particular comparison, and see what they've needed to see for a long time. Joe Biden is so far superior to Donald Trump in every way, and particularly in integrity and honesty, that the choice for President is a no-brainer. And only those with no brains would choose Trump.
President Biden Stayed Out of His Son's Trial
Even though he isn't President any more, thank God, Trump has used every trick possible to delay his federal trials in order to use the power of the Presidency to get out of accountability. There's no question that he would do so, this lack of integrity is assumed, even by his most ardent supporters, most of whom are deplorable enough not to have any integrity of their own. Trump has cheated the system and gotten away with it most of his life. It says an awful lot about his complete corruption and his lack of any shred of decency or integrity that this is what is assumed about him from the start.
Had this been one of his children, and had be been in the White House there is not any question at all that he would have intervened with the attorney general he appointed to squash the charges and prevent the case from even getting the media attention this one has. If that hadn't happened, then whomever he had appointed as attorney general would be packing up his office and moving out. He did that to one attorney general he appointed who, even though he was a Republican Senator, had too much integrity for Trump and the first time he acted like he might use it to hold back the monstrous corruption he was seeing from the Mueller investigation, he got canned.
The Hunter Biden trial has been as diametrically opposite any of that as is possible. The President could have intervened long before now, but not only hasn't, he has also publicly stated that if his son broke the law, then he needs to be held accountable. I'm sure this has grieved him, as much as everything about his son's addiction has grieved him. And I don't doubt that he has been strongly tempted to use his Presidential power to benefit his son. But as much as anything he has ever done, this is an example of his integrity, in contrast to what we've seen from his opponent in every possible way.
A Major Factor in The 2024 Presidential Campaign
Unfortunately, we have a lot of people in this country who are so caught up in their own pleasure and personal benefit, that they do not value integrity, or notice when it is lacking. Fortunately, they are not the majority. Even as this gets the kind of media coverage that has been reserved for Trump shenanigans ever since he first ran for President, there are a lot of people, some of whom have been on the political fence, who are taking note of the huge difference and contrast between the way Trump disrespected the court and has demonstrated a lack of integrity in all of the legal problems he is encountering, and the way the Biden family, and particularly the President and his son, have handled this difficulty.
I don't expect to see much evidence of a shift in the polling data at this point, since I don't think most of the polling data is anywhere close to being accurate. But I am observing, in both our blogger world and on social media, many people discussing it, and a significant number of those doing so are saying that they've had enough, and his trial conduct, and convictions, have pushed them to vote for someone else. Also pointing to the contrast. MSNBC reporters have provided insight into several focus groups which have shown a majority of two-time Trump voters determining, as a result of his convictions and his behavior in the court room, that they won't vote for him a third time.
We went through several weeks of reporting on Trump being disrespectful to the judge in the courtroom, to his family members, and to the professionals who work there, not only verbally abusing them, but sitting there, falling asleep, drool running down his chin--which the media seemed loathe to report and make him look feeble and senile--the physical flatulence as bad as the verbal flatulence. Then, in one week, the attention shifts to Hunter Biden's trial. No disrespect, the President's son expressing his personal perspective without disrespecting the court. The restraint that the President has shown, which makes him so much more qualified for this job than Trump could ever hope to be, should, and will be enough to move a lot of voters in his direction, and away from Trump.
This will be one of the most valuable assets for the Biden campaign this time around. I believe there are a lot of Americans, on the fence because of Biden's age, whose opinion will shift and who will cast their ballot for him in November. And I believe this particular demonstration of the President's integrity will shift more than enough voters his way to give him a win in November.
He does have a lot of advantages. However, because they have nothing else, the GOP is focusing on his age and stamina. So far, the President has a clean sweep of victories against those assertions. He's clear-minded, able to gather his thoughts and exhibits no impairment of any kind. He does show some stiffness when he walks, as any eighty year old would, though according to reporters, he put in several miles during his visit to the Normandy beaches in France this week, and his appearances there, like his State of the Union address, demonstrated a level of energy and clarity of mind when speaking that one would expect from any President of the United States. He is certainly way ahead of Trump in that department.
A Contrast in Understanding of Justice That is Critical in the Presidency
Aside from the difference between the Biden administration's accomplishments, which includes the competent handling of the COVID pandemic as opposed to Trump's total incompetence, the restoration of American respect and unity in the NATO alliance and support for Ukraine, and getting us out of Afghanistan, I believe this particular contrast demonstrates how much more Biden is qualified for the Presidency than Trump. Trump shows no respect for justice, attempting to avoid it, corrupt it or ignore it.
Any American who understands the Constitution, and how the government works, should also acknowledge this as a qualification. Otherwise, we're in trouble.
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