The Character Assassination of Donald Trump

Okay, Trump misspoke.  His inarticulate and ill advised airing of his beef regarding the way his Trump University was being handled was a serious political mistake.

It was a trap and Trump walked into it.  It enabled his enemies to hang the racist label around his neck.  He happens not to be a racist.  But that doesn't matter.  He's stuck with the label.  So what can he now do?

First, he should schedule a press conference to end the matter of his remarks about the judge in charge of the case.  He must express his apology for using the judge's name.  He must admit that having done so was an error.  If he had really wanted to express his distress over the handling of his case, he should have pointed to La Raza, an organization fighting in behalf of illegal Mexicans and other Latinos.  For them to do so is, of course, entirely legal.  But, if his case is being influenced by anyone with a connection, even a remote one, to La Raza that would be wrong.

And, why was the case against Trump University not dismissed when it was dismissed in the suit against Laureate University over its subordinate company, Walden University, against which were were brought the same suits and allegations.  In 2015, a class action was dismissed.  There was no explanation.  Could it be because the Laureate's "honorary" chancellor was Bill Clinton?  For his "chancellorship" Clinton was paid $16 million, a compensation that covered a period stretching from 2010 to 2014.  Clinton worked as the group's promoter.  In this same period, Hillary served as Secretary of State.  During this period the State Department funneled $55 million to Laureate University.  These findings were reported by Steven Hayward, in "Bill Clinton, Higher Education."

You kind of wonder why this story hasn't been more widely reported in the press.  Jonathan Turley reported similar findings.  Apparently, if one bothers to look, this information can be discovered without too much trouble.

All I really want. .  .  all I've ever sought, Trump should explain, is fair treatment by the judicial system.

Will such words end the character assassination of Trump.  Of course not.  But it should be brought to the attention of the American public.

The next issue which deserves equal, if not greater attention, is that of the good ol' boys of the Republican Party furiously engaged in trying to assassinate Trump.  Their Brutus, in chief, is Paul Ryan.  Ryan, assuming the pose of Hamlet, mutters, I don't like Trump, but we have to back him.

My, my, how noble.  And, yet he's out there calling Trump a racist.  And, Kasich, like a hound on the hunt is trying to nip at Turmp's ankles with the same phony race allegation.  Of course, Ryan hasn't said directly, TRUMP IS A RACIST.  No  He's just said that Trump's allegations are RACIST.  Only a politician can see the difference between those two statements.

Trump probably can't say this directly, but he's got to somehow let the American people know the kind of dirty game their watching.  Good luck Donald.