Donald Trump’s fraud trial is a showing of dirty politics

The dictionary defines a kangaroo court in two ways. 

The first is a mock court in which the principles of law and justice are disregarded or perverted.  

The second is a court characterized by irresponsible, unauthorized, or irregular status or procedure.  

Both apply in spades to the Manhattan civil fraud trial of Donald John Trump. 

If New York s government were capable of being embarrassed, now would be the time.

The case itself is the scandal. 

It s a strange allegation of fraud where there is no victim.

So what s the crime? 

The charges are based on the assertion that Trump and his family inflated the value of their properties for insurance and loan purposes. 

As one real estate lawyer told me, if that s a crime, two-thirds of New York developers belong in jail. 

Ah, but none of the others is named Trump, and so the show trial must go on. 

It s neither a secret nor an excuse that the former president revels in being obnoxious, and he is playing the part to perfection in the Lower Manhattan courtroom.

Scowling, outbursts, insults and name-calling are part of his everyday defense, before, during and after each session. 

The outbursts sometimes continue through the night on social media. 

These and other assaults on good sense have been part of Trump s schtick since he first ran for president eight years ago, making it easy to see him as the boy who too often cries wolf. 

via nypost.com

Michael Goodwin.