In the end, they’re not coming after me. They’re coming after you.

Donald J. Trump/Dalton, Georgia/June 10, 2023

If George W. Bush was the self-proclaimed “decider,” the twice impeached, now twice indicted (as of this morning) ex-president has anointed himself the “retributioner.” To use what many pundits consider a very narrow platform on which to run for a second term, Trump attempts to expand his coalition with a Martin Niemöller-esque message. If you do not stand with me, you are complicit in the Biden administration’s witch hunt. And when they come for you, I will not be there to protect you.

As with every MAGA conspiracy, the evidence points to the exact opposite conclusion. Therefore, with apologies to Dr. Niemöller, I present an alternative version of his now famous warning, as if penned by recently convicted January 6 insurrectionist Peter Francis Stager.

He said Mexicans crossing the Southern border were rapists and drug dealers. I said nothing and they did NOT come for me.

He said when you’re a star, you can do anything you want to women. I said nothing and they did NOT come for me.

He solicited Russia’s help in the 2o16 election, asking them to hack Hillary Clinton emails. I said nothing and they did NOT come for me.

He fired Jim Comey because he failed to take a loyalty oath. I said nothing and they did NOT come for me.

He referred to neo-Nazis and white supremacists who marched on Charlottesville as “good people.” I said nothing and they did NOT come for me.

He used the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office to sign hush money checks to a porn star. I said nothing and they did NOT come for me.

He tried to blackmail Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelenskyy. I said nothing and they did NOT come for me.

He used federal law enforcement officers to clear a Black Lives Matter protest in front of the White House. I said nothing and they did NOT come for me.

He defamed a woman he sexually assaulted in a New York department store. I said nothing and they did NOT come for me.

He refused to denounce the Oath Keepers and Proud boys during the first presidential debate. Instead he told them to “stand down and stand by.” I said nothing and they did NOT come for me.

He lied about winning the 2020 election despite having no evidence Joe Biden was not the lawful victor. I said nothing and they did NOT come for me.

He told me to come to Washington, D.C. on January 6. He promised it would be wild. I said nothing and they did NOT come for me.

At the rally on January 6, he told me to march to the Capitol and “fight like hell” to save our county. I marched to the Capitol, beat a metropolitan policy officer with a flag pole and tried to disrupt the counting of the electoral votes. Then and only then did they come for me.

The moral of this story. No one is going to come after you because of Donald Trump’s alleged violations of legal and moral standards. Unless you personally violate the law, you have no need for a “retributioner.” If you do break the law, you are better served by seeking legal counsel, preferably one who has never served as or is not currently a member of the former guy’s defense team.

For what it’s worth.
Dr. ESP