Not Guilty #159 (At least in the minds of 43 U.S. Senators) By Hank Silverberg I won't go into the play-by-play, because you have probably heard or read a great deal about the shortest impeachment trial in U.S. history. Somehow Donald Trump managed to escape responsibility for his behavior once again and now, as a private citizen, he can do any darn thing he wants politically--including run again for public office. Over five days we heard and saw all the reasons why the last four years were a nightmare for the United States. It was not just his policies or incompetence as a leader that made much of the country sick--literally--but also the use of Joseph Goebel's "Big Lie" theory that has done more damage to our democracy than any right or left wing radical ever has. Does America even know what the truth is any more and does the general public believe ANYONE--our leaders, the news media or our neighbors? Trump's lie