In what will America trust?

We learned a lot from Donald Trump before his election in 2016, during his presidency and since. So, we did not expect many more surprises from him and his supporters. But recent events have revealed more about the darkness at the center of his personal and professional life, and also the extremes to which those that support him will go. The strategy is to continually question procedures and institutions that the Trump system does not control, while accepting no questioning of those that it does. The aim is to undermine citizens' trust in everything - the news media, the electoral process, science (because of the pandemic), and now justice. In a world without trust, anyone can believe anything, In this way, no one will hold Trump to account for the past or whatever he does next. 

It is remarkable how high officials, members of the judiciary and others hasten to take part in...