Donald Trump’s doctor must go to prison for this

Donald Trump’s doctor, Sean Conley, has lied repeatedly to the American public about Trump’s health. Those lies have been scandalous, dangerous, and unpatriotic. But is there a point at which Trump’s doctor’s dishonesty becomes criminal? Frankly, it just did.

Earlier today, Trump tweeted this: “A total and complete sign off from White House Doctors yesterday. That means I can’t get it (immune), and can’t give it. Very nice to know!!!”

Every word of this is a lie. Donald Trump has been on Remdesivir and dexamethasone, which is only given to patients whose coronavirus is serious. Medical experts agree that someone with a serious case of coronavirus remains contagious for quite some time. And nowhere has it been established that having had coronavirus makes you immune to coronavirus; immunity doesn’t exist for some viruses, and it’s too early to know whether that’s the case with this virus.

This doctor’s lies are giving Donald Trump an excuse to go around the White House and expose people to a deadly virus, including the people who sweep the floors and aren’t involved in his regime. This doctor’s lies are also giving Trump an excuse to go out and hold in-person rallies and transmit the virus to his supporters, who will then transmit it to their local communities.

This has to be viewed as a criminal act on the part of this doctor. Imagine if a doctor conspired with a patient to conceal an STD, and then the patient gave that STD to others, and they died. This is no different. Trump’s doctor is engaging in conspiracy to commit negligent homicide. If he wants to argue that Trump forced him into it, he can make that argument to the judge and jury.