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This holiday season, Id like to extend an olive branch to the defenders of the Right, even if its for just one day. For just one day, I ask my fellow liberals to set aside the partisan rancor thats been eating at you since President Trump took office and treat him and others on the other end of the political spectrum as you would your fellow friends and family.

For just one day lets:

Forget that when he was running for office he lied when he said he would share his tax returns but couldnt at the time because he was under audit. Lets forget the fact that when multiple agencies attempted to sneak a peek at them using the judicial system, he appealed every ruling all the way up to the Supreme Court. Speaking of lying, lets ignore the fact that after 993 days in office the man has made 13,435 documented false or misleading claims.

Turn a blind eye to the payoffs he made to a porn star and mistress to silence them about their extramarital trysts, an act that ultimately ended with his former personal lawyer (and fixer) behind bars for campaign finance reform violations.

Put out of your mind all the ways he has demeaned women, including suggesting that a star has liberties to grab a woman by the genitals, saying that Stormy Daniels has a horseface and calling former White House aide Omarosa Manigault Newman a dog and a crazed, crying lowlife. As of October this year, no fewer than 25 women have accused the president of sexual misconduct.

Disregard the fact that the EPA stands for the Environmental PROTECTION Agency. Trump nonetheless appointed Scott Pruitt, a self-described leading advocate against the EPAs activist agenda, to the administrator position. If you dont recall, Pruitt resigned in disgrace when he came under 14 separate federal investigations by the Government Accountability Office. Trump then put a fox in charge of the henhouse by appointing Andrew Wheeler, a former coal industry lobbyist, to the vacant position.

Speaking of cronies, lets overlook the fact that when Trump was running for office he promised to drain the swamp. Since the mans been in office, seven people hes surrounded himself with have either been convicted, are in prison or have been released from prison:

Roger Stone, a longtime Trump adviser and confidant: Convicted on multiple counts

Michael Cohen, Trumps former lawyer and business associate: In prison

Paul Manafort, Trumps former campaign chairman: In prison

Rick Gates, Trumps former campaign vice chairman: Convicted and awaiting sentencing

Michael Flynn, Trumps former White House national security adviser: Convicted and awaiting sentencing

George Papadopoulos, Trumps former campaign adviser on foreign policy: Already served his prison sentence

Alex van der Zwaan, a lawyer who worked with Manafort and Gates: Already served his prison sentence

I didnt include his current attorney Rudy Giuliani on this list because right now hes only facing a criminal investigation by federal prosecutors. But dont be too worried for old Rudy because, in his words, hes got insurance in the event Trump tries to throw him under that bus. God knows whats in that policy.

Disremember the findings of the Mueller report, where Trump claimed he was vindicated, even though Mueller revealed 10 instances of where Trump himself had obstructed justice. In the end 34 people and three companies had been charged with more than 100 criminal counts.

Wash our hands of the Trump administration family separation policy that, to the horror of the world, took more than 5,000 children from their parents and consigned them to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Of those children, 207 were younger than 5.

Lets forget about Stephen Miller acting as Trumps national policy adviser. In addition to architecting the Muslim travel ban, Miller was caught pushing white nationalist theories with conservative news outlets.

Lose sight of the fact Trump was ordered to pay $2 million for using his charity for personal gains. As a result of the judgment, he and his family are now barred from heading any charitable organization in the state of New York.

Pretend the president isnt facing multiple lawsuits based on the Constitutions Emoluments Clauses, one of which prohibits American office holders, including the president, from accepting any payment from a foreign government.

And, lastly, lets downplay the fact that hes about to become only the third president in 243 years to be impeached by Congress (for using his office for political gain and obstructing Congress from getting at the truth).

And for just one day, lets forgive all of the people who believe this man deserves another four years in office.

Rick Popko is a longtime Chronicle subscriber from San Francisco.

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