35 former judges can’t all be wrong about Trump’s fraudulent self-settlement 

“Fifty million Frenchmen can’t be wrong” was a delightful 1927 ditty, sung by the immortal Sophie Tucker, contrasting the laissez-faire culture of 1920s Paris with the strict, puritanical attitudes in the U.S. Over time, the saying morphed into a general idiom often used to suggest that if a massive number of people believe in or do something, there must be some undeniable truth to it.

If 50 million Frenchmen couldn’t be wrong, nor could 35 former federal judges. They say the key to longevity is not to retire but to remain engaged. Retired judges enjoy a certain mystique, and when they talk, everyone listens.

President Trump’s words and actions are, in many cases, obviously illegal, even unconstitutional. It shouldn’t require 35 retired federal judges to hang the bell on the cat, but here we are.

Trump’s propensity for auto-deification would appear boundless. First, there’s the proposed 90,000 square foot ballroom replacing the White House’s East Wing. Senate Republicans just pulled a billion dollars from the extravagant project, but it will doubtless proceed anyway, only in trimmed form. 

Then comes the proposed $250-dollar bill with Trump’s likeness on the obverse, a proposal that runs afoul of a federal law prohibiting living people from appearing on U.S. currency. The bill, if Congress approves, will be a stark reminder of Trump inflation in an election year. Under Biden, it used to cost about $150 to take my wife out to dinner; under Trump, it’s at least $250 — 67 percent more, exclusive of the expected 20 percent tip.

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