So, why would Trump run for president with such insidious skeletons of his own? Either he didn't recall having done such egregious things or he felt they didn't matter and he should be absolved of them. Both alternatives are problematic.
If he actually forgot about doing certain awful things, they were done so casually as to not leave any impression. If we are supposed to forgive, this can only be meant to apply solely to Trumps history and not Clinton's. He clearly feels he deserves special treatment. His transgressions are not as bad as the same transgressions committed by other people.
This is the same fundamentally flawed standard which allows various entitled groups from avoiding social stigma, discrimination and even jail time suffered by other groups for the same actions.
So - elephant in the room time. Has Trump done or said anything that hasn't been done or said before? No. He just wants us consider it is more acceptable or irrelevant because it is Donald Trump. This is not a position rooted understanding equality, justice or the plight of the average person.
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