Patrick: "Trump's saying and the suddenly didn't say is not new nor is it really more than his predecessors or fellow politicians."
I believe the data will support that it is. Factcheck.org is pretty impartial here, and a source for any claims along these lines seems worth having.
I'll leave the rest aside for a moment, only to say that Obama had no indictments in eight years. That is not the case for the Trump White House, after one year. Which is 12.5% of eight.
Cheers,
John
Update: here is politifact on Trump:
http://www.politifact.com/personalities/donald-trump/
and on Obama:
http://www.politifact.com/personalities/barack-obama/