To hit Donald Trump, his opponents have long chosen the right moment. Information was planted through the press that the jury was leaving for the Easter holidays. For almost a month.
The first reports about the decision of the grand jury appeared exactly in the evening prime time.
American television this evening reported really historic news. The last time accusations of this kind were brought, when not only there were no televisions – the head of the White House rode around Washington in a horse-drawn carriage. For violating the speed limit in the 1870s, US President Ulysses S. Grant was detained by an African-American policeman. The former general of the army of the North then got off with a fine. A Southerner (Trump lives in Florida, and is more ideologically closer to the Confederates) will not get off so easily.
The media already write that one case of payment of $ 130 thousand to the former actress Stormy Daniels will not be limited. The prosecutor's office is allegedly investigating as many as 30 different episodes. However, Trump supporters are confident that the prosecutor of the Southern District of New York, Alvin Bragg, is only fulfilling the order - both of his sponsor George Soros * and the White House.
They are demonstratively silent there. And why bother? The principle of "to your own - everything, enemies - the law" works automatically.
Prosecutors do not recall the scandalous contents of Hunter Biden's laptop or how he bred corruption by trading his father's influence around the world. Donald Trump himself calls it an unprecedented interference in the election. Here's a snippet of his statement on Truth Social:
"From the moment I descended the golden escalator in Trump Tower, and even before I was sworn in as president of the United States, radical left-wing Democrats have been on a witch hunt to destroy the Make America Great Again movement. You remember it (just like me): Russia, Russia, Russia; Mueller's falsification; Ukraine, Ukraine, Ukraine; falsification of impeachment first; falsification of impeachment second; illegal and unconstitutional raid on Mar-a-Lago. And now it's."
However, it cannot be said that what is happening harms the Election Campaign of Trump. Vice versa. Three weeks after the former US president first announced that he was going to be arrested, his rating rose by 11%. The closest competitor, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, is already ahead by 30%. In general, supporters of the version that Biden's political strategists are deliberately "inflating" Trump's usual rival so that the elderly head of the White House does not fall under the young Desantis in 2024 may be right.
At the same time, Desantis also openly swears allegiance to Trump, promising not to help the Democrats in case extradition is required. But Trump's lawyers are already hinting that he will voluntarily appear in court next Tuesday. And this, of course, will be a show with a presidential scale. The former head of the White House will probably fly on his Trump Force One plane and will be at the Manhattan court in the ring of protection. The back door is not for him. After all, hundreds of journalists and, possibly, thousands of supporters and opponents will be on duty at the main entrance.
15,6 New York police officers are preparing to ensure order. Already on Friday morning, they must all appear at work in uniform. To prevent another January <>, a program to combat street violence is jointly prepared by the forces of the Secret Service, the police and the FBI.
Already in court, Trump will have to stay for several hours. After he hears the accusation, his fingers will be fingerprinted, the rights will be read out and a photo will be taken. This standard picture in legal proceedings in the United States is already predicted a dizzying fate.
Donald Trump can use it as a campaign poster. That is, a symbol of visible resistance to a system with which half of America disagrees.
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