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Trump guilty on all 34 counts in hush money trial, in historic first for a former U.S. president (www.cnbc.com)

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Donald Trump reimbursed Michael Cohen for the $130,000 in hush money paid to porn star Stormy Daniels before the 2016 election.

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[–] wildncrazyguy@kbin.social 3 points 5 months ago (4 children)

So now it will likely go to the State's appellate court. I'd venture it won't be resolved by Election Day.

And now we get to find out if the US citizenry have the audacity to elect a convicted felon as president. Oh, what a precedent to set.

[–] hitmyspot@aussie.zone 5 points 5 months ago

The flip side is it will give other juries courage to convict the man without deference to the office. Let's not forget this is not his only, nor most egregious crime.

[–] aseriesoftubes@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

So now it will likely go to the State's appellate court.

Sure, but now Biden and everyone else gets to refer to him as “convicted felon Donald Trump.”

[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 1 points 5 months ago

If only that would deter the deplorables from voting for him.

[–] Nurgle@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Well there’s one republican who likely won’t be voting for him in November now that he’s a convict. And that is Trump, since he realistically won’t be able to vote in Florida.

[–] grue@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

~~audacity~~ stupidity

FTFY

[–] No_Ones_Slick_Like_Gaston@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago (2 children)

It's curious that none of the targets the Republicans have pursued had been given a veredict of this nature by a jury. It's like all the Hillary - Hunter - Joe - Name your own dude are really a witch hunt.

[–] admiralteal@kbin.social 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Unfortunately they just interpret that at politicization of justice, not a reflection of the reality that none of them crossed the line of felonious.

When you believe in a conspiracy, more evidence can only prove you right.

[–] atzanteol@sh.itjust.works 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Hunter isn't a great example... He's done some shitty stuff.

[–] No_Ones_Slick_Like_Gaston@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Yeah you're right but he was not part of the government.