Yesterday, a Manhattan jury convicted Donald Trump of all 34 felonies in the hush money case, which was certainly a historic moment involving a former President of the United States.
Yet he could also become the next president of the United States.
Even if Trump goes to jail, nothing can stop him from running and winning.
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Another way to look at this is that President Biden may still not be able to defeat someone who has been convicted of criminal charges — which explains why Democratic leaders are privately alarmed at the prospect of their leader not winning reelection, as Politico said.
As Trump spoke to reporters outside the courthouse, he looked genuinely disturbed by the verdict, calling it a disgrace, repeating his attack on Judge Juan Merchant and saying he was truly disturbed by the verdict. The test will come in November.
Donald Trump arrives at Trump Tower on Thursday, May 30, 2024, after being found guilty on 34 counts of first-degree falsification of business records. (Felipe Ramales, Fox News Digital)
Trump’s base may be essentially unshakable at this point. He has repeatedly stressed that the case, which centers on Michael Cohen’s $130,000 payment to Stormy Daniels, and three other indictments stem from the Biden administration’s weaponization of the law enforcement system.
The vast majority sided with their man, even though the jury took just 11 hours to convict the former president on each count.
The judge will sentence Trump on July 11, just days before the Republican convention that will nominate him for a third time.
The Biden campaign rushed out a statement saying “no one is above the law.
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“Donald Trump has always mistakenly believed that he would never face consequences for breaking the law for personal gain. But today’s sentence does not change the fact that the American people face a simple reality. There is still only one way to bring Donald Trump to justice Generally turned away.
Both parties agreed to this.
Former President Donald Trump appears in Manhattan Criminal Court on Thursday, May 30, 2024, in New York. Jury deliberations in Donald Trump’s criminal hush-money trial have entered a second day, with jurors facing the difficult task of assessing the former president’s guilt and innocence as well as the facts of the case. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, Pool)
Some pretrial polls have shown that nearly a third of Republicans would be less likely to support Trump if he were convicted of criminal charges. But now that things have happened, will that still be the case?
Given the intensity of the races in battleground states, even 2% of Republicans changing their views on Trump could affect the outcome.
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Most Democrats, however, appear to have concluded that Biden, 81, does not have the mental or stamina to serve another four years.
Trump’s conviction will do nothing to alleviate the Democratic Party’s problems of inflation and loopholes.
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg comes after former President Donald Trump was accused of falsifying business records to conceal a 2016 effort to silence porn star Stormy Daniels Speaking at a press conference in New York, USA, on May 30, 2024 after being found guilty in a criminal trial for paying money. (Reuters)
Despite eight hours of closing arguments and confusing and overlapping instructions to the jury from the silent review, jurors chose to believe the rather weak case put together by District Attorney Alvin Bragg .
Judges said they could not convict the defendant based on Michael Cohen’s testimony unless conclusive evidence was found. Jurors apparently concluded that testimony from witnesses like David Peck and Hope Hicks, as well as a trove of emails, text messages and bank records, provided such corroboration. Trump’s defense never accepted the written record – including 11 reimbursement checks signed by the president – because they could not provide an alternative version of events.
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As a result, the country remains as divided as ever. This is either the most blatant witch hunt in American history or an unprecedented attempt to hold a former leader accountable.
Trump will obviously appeal, and history will judge.
