An absurd statement

As if to single-handedly demonstrate his hubris, Donald Trump reacted to AG Garland’s appointment of a Special Counsel to head up investigations into Trump’s most recent crimes by boasting, “I am not going to partake in it. I’m not going to partake in this.”

Such an absurd statement reveals the depths of Trump’s delusion that he is above the law. Imagine any of us being charged with a crime and expecting to escape prosecution by merely refusing to “partake” in it.

The former president’s breathtaking ignorance is only matched by his bottomless arrogance. I am confident that Special Counsel Smith will not be deterred in the least By Trump’s antics. However, Trump’s reaction is indeed one for the books.

Jarold Wright Santa Rosa, Calif.