Donald Trump wants to pay us hush money to keep silent about his abuse of power

[Carmen Elsa Irarragorri Wyland]

Donald Trump wants to pay us hush money to keep silent about his abuse of power

The president and his defenders in the Republican Party argue he should be given a pass because of all the good things he’s done for the economy and the stock market

Is it patriotic to keep silent about the president’s abuse of power and obstruction of justice?

We are all Stormy Daniels. President Donald Trump is offering to pay us hush money in exchange for our silence.

Most Americans believe Trump has done a lot of inappropriate, unwise, bad, unethical, immoral, illegal or unconstitutional things. The only question is what do you do with that knowledge: Deny it? Justify it? Or condemn it?

For some Republican officials and politicians, Trump’s hush money is literal. If they deny or justify Trump’s abuses, if they hold their tongues (and most of them have), then Trump and the party will spend billions to help them in November’s elections and beyond. If they don’t keep quiet, they will be forced out of their jobs or out of the Republican Party.

Even their family members are vulnerable to Trump’s retribution.As long as everybody’s getting rich, why should anyone worry about the words on some old piece of parchment?

As long as everybody’s getting rich, why should anyone worry about the words on some old piece of parchment?

Trump’s pardons and commutations of white-collar criminals Tuesday only add to the pressure Trump is putting on his associates not to speak up. His moves to politicize the Justice Department sends the same message: Trump will take care of you if you take care of him. And God help you if you don’t.

‘You can’t impeach the Trump economy’

To win the silence of the people, Trump takes a gentler approach. He and his surrogates argue that he’s made America’s economy so great that his attacks against the rule of law and the Constitution should be forgiven as well as forgotten.

The way he figures it, a few thousand more in their 401(k) should buy their silence about the president’s corruption and obstruction of justice. As long as everybody’s getting rich, why should anyone worry about the words on some old piece of parchment?

Trump and his defenders in the Republican Party have explicitly argued that Trump should not be held accountable for his behavior because of all the good things he’s done.

Meanwhile we have become disgraced by allowing our own lack of freedom, we will become a dictatorship for the benefit of the rich and wealthy.

It is a real pity that the basis in which this country was created are being done away for the benefit of those that only care for themselves and their economy. 

Years of freedom of speech and religious freedoms are going down the drain now for the benefit of the few.