Donald Trump this morning bizarrely tweeted that Michael Flynn should ask for immunity in exchange for testimony, leading to new questions about Trump’s vaunted IQ.
Mike Flynn should ask for immunity in that this is a witch hunt (excuse for big election loss), by media & Dems, of historic proportion!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 31, 2017
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As Salon’s Amanda Marcotte put it,
Oh dear, our president doesn't know what immunity is. https://t.co/38wIFRekI1
— Amanda Marcotte (@AmandaMarcotte) March 31, 2017
Conservative editor of the Weekly Standard, Bill Kristol, had the same thought:
Of course, Flynn's not seeking immunity from witch hunt by media & Dems. He's seeking immunity from criminal prosecution. By the government. https://t.co/9GB44xDwLW
— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) March 31, 2017
He then quickly added,
Panic isn't pretty. https://t.co/9GB44xDwLW
— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) March 31, 2017
No. Panic isn’t pretty. Neither is the colossal ignorance of our ‘president,’ who is showing anything but grace under fire. Of course, he made the messy bed and now he’s got to “lie” in it.
Kristol later had second thoughts, entertaining the curious notion that,
On further thought: Maybe this isn't foolishness. Perhaps it's a signal from Trump to Flynn that Trump stands by him, will take care of him. https://t.co/9GB44xDwLW
— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) March 31, 2017
It is difficult to understand why Trump would want to stand by Flynn if Flynn plans to spill the beans on his former boss.
On the other hand, Trump really may not understand what is going on. He hasn’t shown us yet, after all, that he has any understanding at all of how government works.
Former Guantanamo prosecutor Col. Morris Davis explains that Trump certainly should know what immunity is:
.@realDonaldTrump knows immunity … he's been immune to all expectations of human decency & consequences of irresponsibility his hole life. pic.twitter.com/W4xVMs5Mcq
— Col. Morris Davis (@ColMorrisDavis) March 31, 2017
When you think about Trump’s life and as Davis reminds us, all he has gotten away with, you have to wonder if Amanda Marcotte isn’t on to something when she says:
Does Trump think "immunity" is this thing that white guys get where you say "hey, I'd rather not go to jail" and they say cool?
— Amanda Marcotte (@AmandaMarcotte) March 31, 2017
That is the life Donald Trump has led, a life of complete immunity to all his actions. He clearly expects more of the same as president. He told us, after all, that the rules did not apply to him. And he seems to sincerely believe that.
If so, he is about to get a “bigly” awakening as to the true nature of reality when all his fake news comes around to bite him on his backside and he learns what immunity from prosecution really means.
Hrafnkell Haraldsson, a social liberal with leanings toward centrist politics has degrees in history and philosophy. His interests include, besides history and philosophy, human rights issues, freedom of choice, religion, and the precarious dichotomy of freedom of speech and intolerance. He brings a slightly different perspective to his writing, being that he is neither a follower of an Abrahamic faith nor an atheist but a polytheist, a modern-day Heathen who follows the customs and traditions of his Norse ancestors. He maintains his own blog, A Heathen’s Day, which deals with Heathen and Pagan matters, and Mos Maiorum Foundation www.mosmaiorum.org, dedicated to ethnic religion. He has also contributed to NewsJunkiePost, GodsOwnParty and Pagan+Politics.
