POLITICS | JUSTICE | SATIRE

Why Trump Should Go Free

Andrew Jazprose Hill
5 min readApr 8, 2023

A true patriot explains that regardless of what leftists haters think, The Donald really is above the law.

Fair use screenshot of Trump at arraignment with Times Square overlay added by author.
Fair-use screenshot of Trump at arraignment with Times Square overlay added by author.

Let’s face it, Donald Trump has made more money for the media than any other president in history. The media breathed life into his candidacy before he was even elected. CNN alone raked in $100 million more than forecast during the 2016 presidential election. The media also made money by covering every sneeze, belch, and pimple of his presidency, including his two impeachments. And they’re making even more money now that a grand jury in New York has indicted him.

Since his arraignment for the alleged falsification of business records, legal scholars have joined the pundits and clowns of late night television to float theories on whether the charges brought by Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg will stand up in court.

The more people talk about Donald Trump, the more money the media makes from him. He is the cash cow par excellence of the 24/7 news cycle, the sine qua non of ratings-driven wealth. And because of that, he has acquired a Teflon coating that surpasses even Ronald Reagan’s.

In Reagan’s case, Teflon referred to the ability to avoid blame. Trump, on the other hand, gets blamed for everything from mocking the disabled to inciting insurrection. But no…

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Andrew Jazprose Hill

I write about Art, Culture, and Race with a mindful memoirist's eye. You can also find me in the Jazprose Diaries and in The Fiction Fix on Substack.