Apparently there really is no stratagem too cynical or petty for Trumpelthinskin to use in his never-ending battle for self-aggrandizement:
Trump’s Nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize Was Apparently Forged. Twice.
The protocol for nominating and choosing recipients of the Nobel Peace Prize is one of the world’s most scrutinized and secretive….
But a wrinkle in this time-honored process — the peace prize was first awarded in 1901 — emerged on Tuesday, when the committee announced that it had uncovered what appeared to be a forged nomination of President Trump for the prize. The matter has been referred to the Oslo police for investigation.
Moreover, the forgery appears to have occurred twice: Olav Njolstad, the secretary of the five-member committee, said it appeared that a forged nomination of Mr. Trump for the prize was also submitted last year — and was also referred to the police. (The earlier forgery was not disclosed to the public at the time.)...
In case you’re wondering why anyone would need to forge a nomination, it seems that not just anybody can write a letter to the committee:
A large number of people qualify as nominators for the prize, including heads of state, lawmakers and cabinet ministers of countries around the world; members of the International Court of Justice and the Permanent Court of Arbitration, both based in The Hague; members of the Institute of International Law, based in Ghent, Belgium; university professors of history, social sciences, law, philosophy, theology and religion; certain university leaders; directors of peace research institutes and foreign policy institutes; and past recipients of the prize….
No word yet on which legitimate nominator(s)’ identity was usurped by the fake nomination. The two forgery attempts are reportedly believed to be the work of the same perpetrator; no word yet on a suspect’s identity. My top three guesses are “John Barron”, “John Miller”, and “David Dennison”.
