A performance in Central Park used a controversial version of “Julius Caesar” to reflect fears about the dangers of Trump’s rule. Trump’s presidency began with demands that FBI Director James Comey pledge loyalty to him rather than to the Constitution, and Trump continued attacking Comey through the courts. Trump has faced felony convictions, while Comey’s alleged legal violation remains under investigation. The narrative connects these events to a recurring pattern in which top executives and corporate leaders cave to power when their bottom line is threatened. The piece also notes Trump’s 1991 trademark purchase of “Central Park” and subsequent merchandising, tying political power to commercial control.
"Hence, the first Shakespeare in the Park performance of the Trump era went hammer and tongs at a man who began his presidency by demanding that FBI director James Comey pledge his loyalty to Trump rather than to the Constitution. Comey refused, and to this day Trump has continued attacking Comey in the courts, though, as yet, Trump is the only one of the two to be convicted of a felony."
"Actually, 34 of them, for "repeatedly and fraudulently falsifying business records in a scheme to conceal damaging information from American voters during the 2016 presidential election," as Manhattan D.A. Alvin Bragg put it in May 2024. (Comey's alleged seashell violation of "18 U.S. Code § 871 - Threats against President and successors to the Presidency" is still under investigation.)"
"In 1991, Donald Trump bought a trademark on the words Central Park and began merchandising products (lamps, furniture, glassware) under the name of that dear green space. Today he is the largest private, for-profit hold"
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