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Bob Cesca: Trump’s “I want nothing!” defense was always stupid. Now it just went down in flames

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Bob Cesca: Trump’s “I want nothing!” defense was always stupid. Now it just went down in flames

There’s a myth going around that says goldfish only have memories lasting three seconds. The myth was busted long ago, with studies showing goldfish memories last closer to five months. But as we observe Donald Trump’s defense strategy against impeachment, he appears to believe his supporters possess even shorter memories than the mythical fish. 

As more and more evidence of impeachable high crimes stack up against Donald Trump, his best defense strategy appears to rest on the assumption that his supporters can only remember one thing at a time. 

Read the rest of Bob Cesca’s piece at Salon.