Extortion Now!

From Mrs. Gibbs to a President of the UGHnited States

British Museum, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

What motivates those
who grift and connive
who value greed
and still survive

without effect
or repercussion?
Who co-opt judges’
panel discussion?

Intentional fraud
just might be
the grossest form
of thievery.

From Mrs. Gibbs
to Donald Trump —
extortion feels like
a stomach pump!

Look up the historical provenance of the word “extortion” here:
https://www.etymonline.com/search?q=extortion

…and then mentally place your own quanta of energy of appropriate punishment on the situation. There’s not much else poets or readers can do at this point. Other suggestions welcome!