Can't buy love but sure can buy freedom

"I don't care too much for money, cause money can't buy me love" The Beatles

If we've learned one thing from fabulous wealth and the fame and influence it provides, is that it can delay justice for horrible crimes for years, decades, even forever.

Cases in point: Bill Cosby, Harvey Weinstein and now Jeffrey Epstein. Cosby's persona as America's Dad shielded him from scrutiny as a parade of women came forward with tales of sexual assault. When the heat on Cosby increased he used a parade of publicists and lawyers to question, even denigrate his accusers. If nothing else worked he dipped into his fabulous fortune for payoffs with NDA's (Non Disclosure Agreements). Weinstein had none of Cosby's adoring fame but he had the anonymity, along with the wealth, to keep his accusers at bay. Epstein is a special case. Caught outright, he worked his billionaire magic to get the proverbial slap on the wrist instead of a possible life sentence back in 2008. How much his array of movers and shakers he cultivated since the 1970's aided his Houdini like escape and eleven subsequent years of freedom till re-indicted has yet to be determined. Suffice to say it helps to have friends in high places.

That brings us to Donald John Trump who has roamed the public stage for 48 years now since taking over his late father's real estate empire. Trump is unique in that his alleged transgressions span the sexual, business and now political spectrums. His machinations with wealth, fame and influence make Cosby, Weinstein and Epstein look like amateurs. If he was singing along with the Fab Four he'd change the lyrics to:

"I do care much for money, cause money can buy me freedom"