Donald Trump received a sentence that many believe fits the crime he was accused of, raising questions about the legal process.
People are saying this punishment fits the crime, but many think the whole case was a bit of a joke. Prosecutor Alvin Bragg seemed determined to keep Trump from ever stepping foot in the White House again. It’s like he was playing by some twisted rules, saying, “Just give me the guy, and I’ll find a way to charge him.”
The accusations against Trump were about falsifying records to cover up payments that, honestly, weren’t even illegal. But the crime they were supposedly covering up? That was all over the place. The jury had a bunch of options thrown at them, and the judge said they didn’t even need to agree on which crime it was.
This whole thing gave Bragg exactly what he wanted: a chance for Democrats to paint Trump as a convicted felon. And it didn’t stop there. Another jury found Trump liable for sexual assault, and suddenly he was labeled a convicted rapist, even though the lawsuit was backed by a wealthy Democratic donor.
Then there was another jury that hit him with fraud charges for inflating his real estate values, which is pretty common in the business world. They slapped him with a massive fine, seemingly to drain his resources for the next election.
And let’s not forget about the legal mess in Georgia and Florida, where prosecutors seemed to be on a mission to take Trump down. Sure, Trump has had his share of questionable behavior, but it feels like the legal system teamed up with politics to go after him.
In the end, voters gave Trump a thumbs up in November. If he ends up back in the White House instead of behind bars, maybe it’ll put a stop to using courts as a political weapon.
