Trump clearly believes the law can't touch him. And so far, it hasn't.

Of the many bewildering twists and turns of the Donald Trump saga, perhaps the simplest truth is one of the most shocking. [View in browser]( [Image]( July 19, 2022 THE LATEST [Alternate text] clearly believes the law can't touch him. And so far, it hasn't. by Michael A. Cohen Of the many bewildering twists and turns of the Donald Trump saga, perhaps the simplest truth is one of the most shocking. Because call his actions idiotic all you want, the man continues to successfully skate through a disastrous political career without being held accountable for his many questionable and often devastating decisions. [According to Michael A. Cohen](, this, depressingly, makes a lot of sense. "It's not as if anyone has ever held Trump accountable for the breaches of public trust in which he's engaged" during his legacy "of routine, casual and often comically ostentatious law-breaking," [Cohen writes](. And the heart of the problem is much deeper than just one wayward politician, he says. While Trump indeed needs to be made to face the legal implications of his actions, "The culture of elite impunity for criminal acts that Trump has thrived in needs to end." Read Michael A. 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