To the editor: It was fitting that George Skelton's column, “Trump's Pity Party Smears America's True Darkest Days,” was published on the 80th anniversary of D-Day, which was a truly dark day for America and for soldiers. allies fighting in Normandy.
Former President Trump's hyperbole and outright lies have become tiresome and dangerous; Maybe we should write and read columns that aren't about him.
He is newsworthy because he has followers and wants to become an American dictator. Maybe if he had less media coverage, he would end up shouting into the void about the persecution of him and what he feels was America's darkest day (the day he was convicted in New York).
Karen Wilkinson, San Francisco
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To the editor: Jonah Goldberg believes a lengthy prison sentence for Trump is “indefensible, given the nature of the crime.” (“Could the guilty verdict cost Donald Trump the election? Of course it could,” Opinion, June 4)
Are you referring to the conviction for 34 felonies in New York, for which you have shown no remorse? Those that emanate from the same conspiracy for which your former lawyer already served a long term despite having demonstrated considerable remorse?
Are you suggesting that a fine would be sufficient punishment for anyone so convicted, much less a convict who can earn more than enough to pay the fine from a single campaign ad?
I think Goldberg meant “anything but an extended sentence would be indefensible.” Or do you think a politician involved in a campaign should have a free hand when he is found guilty? Because he surely doesn't believe that a thuggish threat of mass violence should prevent consistency in punishment.
I await clarification from Goldberg.
Rick Goldfarb, Sherman Oaks
