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\nOn July 16, 2016, the Trump campaign embraced a new and quite starting campaign theme: \u201cLock her up!\u201d Never before in the U.S. had a presidential nominee endorsed the idea of putting his opponent in jail. Or at least sloganeering to do so.<\/p>\n
Initially, \u201cLock her up” wasn’t an official talking point of the campaign. But rabble rousers on the right, such as Roger Stone and Michael Flynn (both who might soon find themselves locked up) urged Trump followers to shout it out at every chance. Of course, t-shirts and paraphernalia followed. Get your \u2018Lock her up\u2019 cap and coffee mug! (Who knew that the money raised by the campaign within a year would be used to pay for the president\u2019s legal defense \u2013 Trump\u2019s, not Hillary\u2019s.) The trickster at play, no doubt.<\/p>\n
Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort seemed fine with that rhetoric getting airtime at the convention when asked about it during a morning news conference that day, saying that it illustrates voters’ frustration that the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee hasn’t been held accountable for her actions.<\/p>\n
“I think that was a refrain that Gov. Christie was calling for in the speech,\u201d the Washington Examiner wrote, quoting Manafort. \u201cIt probably reflects the attitude of a lot of people in America \u2014 over 70 percent think she’s guilty and don’t understand why justice wasn’t done,” Manafort continued. “Frankly, that plays right into the narrative of why things need to change in Washington, because there’s special justice for some and it’s not equal justice.”<\/p>\n
Yeah, right. Meanwhile, Manafort\u2019s questionable past in his dealings with Putin\u2019s allies who paid him millions and his continued dealing with Russians was totally overlooked by the campaign. After all, he was the campaign chairman.<\/p>\n
But now it all comes to roost. Trump is still chanting various versions of \u2018lock her up\u2019 in his tweets, but now it\u2019s just a pathetic attempt to distract from the real game \u2013 taking down his people, and maybe POTUS himself \u2013 by the special prosecutor, who happens to be Republican. Or at least he was when he started this investigation!<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, no one has to chant lock him up when it comes to Manafort. Justice is underway in his case. Even though it\u2019s unclear from the infamous slogan whether Manafort, Trump and his allies thought they should bother giving Hillary a trial, Manafort will get his day in court. The trickster is laughing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
On July 16, 2016, the Trump campaign embraced a new and quite starting campaign theme: \u201cLock her up!\u201d Never before in the U.S. had a presidential nominee endorsed the idea of putting his opponent in jail. Or at least … Continue reading