Thursday, New York was the scene of a historic moment when the jury found Donald Trump guilty. Pending sentencing, the trial made the Republican the first former president of the United States to be criminally convicted. After the decision was known, The governor of Florida, Ron DeSantis, referred to the issue on his social networks. There, he targeted the functioning of the judicial system and those in charge of this particular case.
Along the same lines, he added that filing a case against Trump for alleged “minor crimes from almost a decade ago” is the image of the “political degradation of the justice system”. With that tone, throughout his message the governor of Florida made it clear that he thinks the former president was harmed by a political issue.
“If the defendant was not Donald Trump, this case would never have been filedthe judge would never have issued similar rulings and the jury would never have issued a guilty verdict,” said DeSantis, who also hinted that in this case the former president was “below the law.” In addition to millions of views and thousands of interactions , The message received supportive comments, such as that of Elon Muskand also many criticisms.
Today’s verdict represents the culmination of a legal process that has been bent to the political will of the actors involved: a leftist prosecutor, a partisan judge and a jury reflective of one of the most liberal enclaves in America—all in an effort to “get ”Donald Trump.
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— Ron DeSantis (@GovRonDeSantis) May 30, 2024
The relationship between Ron DeSantis and Donald Trump ahead of the elections
Beyond the political rivalry that confronted them when the governor of Florida sought to be the presidential candidate of the Republican Party, both have brought their positions closer in recent weeks. After meetings, DeSantis pledged to help raise funds for the former president’s campaignwho hopes to beat Joe Biden in November and return to the White House.
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