Donald Trump's claim that the 2020 election was stolen from him is known as the Big Lie. Three years later, a large segment of the Republican Party still believes and defends that lie.
But a second Big Lie is, in my opinion, just as threatening to U.S. Democracy. The promise by prosecutors and judges that Trump will be treated just like any other citizen of this country is a lie as well. If that were the case, he would already be in prison.
Donald Trump retained and hid Top Secret documents, inspired and led a seditious conspiracy and has ignored gag orders by threatening witnesses, judges and prosecutors in his current and upcoming trials. Any other citizen of this country, especially if poor and black, would be awaiting trial behind bars. The special treatment that Trump has received is both demoralizing and unjust; we have yet to experience all the tragic consequences of both lies.
