After only four months in office, the outlines of Donald Trump’s legacy to the country are already emerging.

George Washington’s legacy was as the father of his country. Abraham Lincoln was remembered for preserving the nation after a wrenching civil war. Even Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal took time to implement.

Donald Trump, in contrast, is in a hurry.

The first convicted felon (for the right or wrong reasons) to serve as president, his legacy is set in advance by the many charges and allegations he has faced, including two impeachments. Combined with what appears to be huge conflicts of interest in how he and his family have accumulated great wealth from his time as president, the standards of conduct have surely been corrupted.

The Trump family business is earning billions in new contracts in the Middle East arising from Trump’s visit there — an impressive public relations success. If Jared Kushner had been anyone else’s son-in-law, would the Saudis have given his fund some $2 billion and potential access to some of the possibly $1 trillion in U.S. investment being discussed with Riyadh?

Trump may accuse former President Joe Biden of leading a “

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