I just can’t even with this.
About 24 percent of polled Republicans say the charges in the classified documents investigation make them more likely to support Trump, while 21 percent said the same with regard to the 34-count indictment related to falsified business records in a Manhattan court case.
The only thing I will say in response to this is that the kind of information Trump seemed to be peddling was a lot more serious than things that are simply “embarrassing.” Also, such secrets in the hands of a complete fucking buffoon like Trump definitely puts the nations stability at risk, and not in a way that would be beneficial to the most vulnerable US citizens. Right-wing demagoguery is spreading across the planet, not just the US, and there’s definitely some folks out there who harbor ill-will towards the US and it’s citizens who would be happy to exploit such information.
Otherwise, I generally agree with the thrust of your arguments. James Clapper lied to congress and fuck-nothing happened to him even though, last I checked, lying to congress is a federal crime. The intelligence community, emphatically, are not on our side.