anonymoose
Classical Liberal
Thirty-four charges, 12 jurors, one often exasperated judge and a parade of witnesses.
After nearly five weeks, both the prosecution and the defence have rested in Donald Trump’s history making hush-money case.
Closing arguments will begin on Tuesday, and then the jury will start deliberations. After that, it is anyone’s guess when they will return and what they’ll decide.
But if he is found guilty on even one count - just one of a few possible outcomes - Mr Trump would become the first former US president with a criminal conviction, and the first major party candidate to run for the White House as a felon.
Here are some key issues to consider if a guilty verdict is delivered.
What do you think is going to happen?Can Trump run for president as a convicted felon?
Donald Trump has been convicted on 34 counts of falsifying business records. So what happens next?www.bbc.com
Is Trump guilty or not? Acquitted or convicted, he wins no matter what.
Here’s my case: Good news travels fast and bad news travels faster. No one excels at leveraging and manipulating this environment better than Trump. Say it faster than the other side, with more conviction and confidence than Muhammad Ali in his heyday, and half the country will buy what’s being sold.Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2024/05/29/trump-trial-verdict-win-2024/73890800007/