On Tuesday morning, President Trump compared the House impeachment inquiry into his conduct to “a lynching,” generating a firestorm of condemnation. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 22, 2019The history Trump invoked is brutal. When Cleo Wright was lynched in Sikeson, Mo., in 1942, his wife was forced to identify his body by the white mob who murdered him. Other lynching victims, like Henry Smith, were burned alive. Some white victims were lynched for helping black people; immigrants from countries like Mexico, China and Australia were also lynched.

Source: Washington Post October 22, 2019 16:50 UTC