Republicans are still having a tantrum over their hero Trump’s felony convictions, while Democrats shrug at the trumped-up charges against the president’s son.
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As the first criminal trial of a former president concludes, the first criminal trial of a sitting president’s son is just getting underway.
Amateur nude model Hunter Biden stands accused of lying on his gun permit, neglecting to check the “I’m a drug addict and should be nowhere near a firearm” box on his application. Is this the kind of thing that normally merits a criminal trial? Hard for me to say, but former Republican congressman and prosecutor Trey Gowdy said on Fox News yesterday morning, “I bet you there weren’t 10 cases prosecuted nationwide of addicts or unlawful drug users who possessed firearms or lied on applications.”
Does that mean the case shouldn’t have been brought? I have no idea, but I think it’s worth noting that the party of Defund the Police hasn’t taken to the streets over it. The President hasn’t assailed the Justice Department for bringing the case. Nor has Hunter Biden concluded his court days with press appearances condemning the judge, the DA, immigrants, or whatever other scapegoat flutters to mind.
In fact, as opening statements get underway, I’m noticing a distinct difference between the hyperventilating way Republicans—the party of “law and order”—viewed the trial of Donald Trump compared to the more staid approach the “All Cops Are Bastards” party is taking with the Hunter Biden case.
Hypocrisy is, of course, the coin of the political realm, but I think there’s something deeper at play.
The MAGA movement has shifted its focus from a single person—Donald Trump—to a broader attack on the nation’s institutions. All of them. The judiciary, the military, our intelligence services, the electoral system, academia and the educational system, medicine, even the postal service.
