A wave of ‘whataboutism’


Trump during a rally in Erie, Pennsylvania on July 29. Trump’s defenders claim that he is an innocent victim persecuted by his enemies. — ©2023 The New York Times Company

FORMER US President Donald Trump now faces 78 felony counts in three different criminal cases, not to mention a slew of civil lawsuits and trials alleging all sorts of wrongdoing. At least in the court of public opinion, though, his defence can be boiled down to three words.

"What about Hunter?"

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