The star-making machine that created 'Donald Trump'

Mr. Burnett did not respond to invitations to be interviewed.

I'm still reading the article, but that's the key. Burnett knew Trump was fake, a lightweight and not at all how he was portrayed — which is no big deal in creating a TV show. But he kept quiet as Trump ran for President, and has maintained silence about it to this day, which to me makes Burnett and NBC accomplices to the last eight years of bludgeoning America.