Friday, May 31, 2024, 18:28
Donald Trump considers that his trial is a “scam”, it has been “rigged” and the prosecutors who accused him are “sick.” For a convict who is waiting to hear his sentence in a country where the defendant’s behavior can mitigate the sentence, the republican leader does not seem interested in showing any remorse. In his first statement after the verdict, the magnate announced this Friday that he will appeal the sentence, he has once again classified himself as a “political prisoner” and has made the corresponding attempt to agitate the masses by exclaiming that “if they can do this to me to me, they can do this to everyone.
When talking about masses, perhaps the concept will have to be specified. Because those who attended the press conference called at Trump Tower from the street were only a handful of staunch supporters. A few dozen people shouted proclamations to their leader from the sidewalk in the middle of a police cordon and in front of the curious glances of the New Yorkers who passed in front of their building. They were easy to locate. The ‘Trumpers’ fly flags with the fabric upside down, the stars of the States at the far end of the mast, a radical metaphor to express the rejection of this America that condemns its idols.
It did not matter much in this concentration that the billionaire had been found guilty of the 34 charges of commercial forgery that he faced. Nor did it all start from a sordid operation to buy the silence of a former porn actress, Stormy Daniels, in order not to reveal an old sexual affair with the powerful orange-haired conservative candidate in the middle of the 2016 presidential campaign. Nothing of that mud – the term is applicable here – has prevented, for example, Trump from raising $34.8 million in the 12 hours after his conviction. This is a record collection in the history of the Republican Party and a sign of how the militants have already begun to mobilize, since many of the revenues are of moderate amounts. The conservative leader’s team has specified that three out of ten are new donors.
In his first post-verdict press conference, the convicted man spoke at length against the “Fascist State” and repeated on several occasions that “this is a persecution, a pantomime of a trial.” He has expressly focused on his former lawyer, Michael Cohen, who, as all predictions supported, has been the key witness in the guilty plea. The black beast of his. He has said of him that he was an “effective” lawyer, but that he revealed himself to be a “sordid” being. He has treated prosecutors as “bad” and “sick” individuals and then has proclaimed that he does not fight for himself, but for all Americans. He finally turned his speech to immigration; There is no bad time to continue campaigning.
Dozens of guests gathered on the main floor of the Tower to follow his speech. Among them, his son, Donald Trump Jr; his daughter-in-law, Lara, promoted as a driving force and her main support within the Republican machinery, as well as different conservative officials who have remained seated in the public area of the Manhattan court during the trial. The magnate arrived, did not even say hello, made his speech and descended from the lectern without answering the journalists’ questions; a classic gesture of intolerant politicians.
The former president must now get used to life as a convict. Analysts agree that he will probably not go to jail. The size of the sentence depends largely on Judge Merchan and Trump’s behavior. If he maintains his speech, a high punishment can be assumed. The maximum would be four years in prison. But due to his age, 77, and the fact that he would only serve about a third, he will likely still be on the street. Since convictions in New York State only prohibit those felons behind bars from voting, the candidate could vote in Florida, his place of residence.
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