Since the announcement about Trump’s indictment by the NYC DA, talking heads on both left-wing and right-wing media have been wringing their hands over “violence”.
Forget it. Ignore them. Remember — their jobs depend on their being able to generate an audience and nothing attracts a audience more than predictions of doom.
Trump has been indicted for what seems to be 30 or more counts, mostly having to do with falsifying business records to pay off a porn star for a one-night stand. He soon will be indicted for (1) attempting to overturn an election in Georgia; (2) stealing classified documents and lying about it; and (3) plotting and inciting an attempted coup.
So — what will happen? Not much.
- Rightwing lunatics in Congress will rave, rant, threaten — not to do anything useful or violent, but to stir up the goobers who will donate to their campaigns.
- Some of Trump’s worshipers in the same gangs of thugs who kicked off the Jan 6 violence likely will try isolated attacks or threats on God-only-knows who. They will be met by loads and loads of police.
- The talking heads will keep it up.
- Meanwhile, Trump will show up at the respective courthouses, hear the charges, plead not guilty, his lawyers will move to dismiss, the judge will deny, lawyers will make more delaying motions, judge will deny, trial will start, Trump will be convicted and sentences. And the country will go on, better off without him
Trump is done for. He is fading but will have occasional outbursts.
This nation will not “die” if Trump is prosecuted, convicted, and punished for any of his many crimes.
There may well be isolated incidents of violence by some of the deranged whackjobs who worship him, but talk of “civil war” is too silly to bother discussing.
Trump may run, but he cannot hide. He can delay his convictions (plural), but he can’t prevent them.
Stay calm and carry on.