Thursday 27 July 2023

Indictment charges pile up against Donald Trump

So it's looking like Trump is going to face a third indictment pretty soon, this time to do with allegations that he tried to overturn the 2020 election result when he lost against Joe Biden. Could this be the one that finally undermines his campaign to stand for the presidency? The way the United States and its constitution work seem to suggest that Trump can just carry on regardless. And that's exactly what he will do, no doubt encouraging his loyal supporters to ignore or denounce the moves by the Justice Department and by the special counsel Jack Smith. In Niger, military chiefs ousted the president in a coup. In the US, there's a kind of coup being mounted to make sure Trump eludes all attempts to prosecute, convict and jail him. He has had one serious setback when the judge whom he appointed, set a date in May for his trial on the hoarding of classified documents at his Florida residence. Not only will the trial coincide with Republican primaries but it means that if Trump is found guilty, a huge decision will have to be made by the presiding judge about the appropriate sentence. Could it be a prison sentence? Well, it could, but will it happen? Trump is never going to give up tryng to win back the White House which means none of his supporters will give up either. It will be Trump and his backers against the rest of the US and aganst the justice system. As I said, it's a kind of coup.

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