Financial Times: Trump’s conviction is a Test for the Political System

The Financial Times said that Trump’s conviction puts the US political system to the test.

According to the article, the conviction of the former US President Donald Trump on all 34 charges against him in a case of illegal payment, with the possibility of his candidacy and possibly winning the next presidential election.

This, in short, is the reality facing America; One of the main contenders for the White House is a criminal whose campaign relies on the claim that the system is rigged.

The verdict doesn’t prevent Trump from continuing his campaign under the US Constitution, and comes just five months before the presidential election.

The speed and unanimity of the jury leaves no doubt about the coherence of the verdict. Regardless of what Trump’s lawyers advise, Trump’s appeals court will be an American voter.

The jury has declared Trump guilty, while his sentence will be announced on the morning of July 11.

“Within minutes of the verdict, senior Republicans were quick to condemn the trial as a politically motivated hoax and a false image of justice,” he wrote.

Democrats rejoiced that justice had been served and that no one was above the law.

“These polarized reactions were unsurprising and ominous, but the stakes in November at the time of the presidential election are related to the legitimacy of the regime”.

“Given the strength of Thursday’s sentence, Trump’s prison sentence cannot be ruled out; Even a four-year cap won’t prevent him from running for America’s highest office”.

The conservative-majority Supreme Court is openly sympathetic to Trump’s claims of immunity from prosecution for acts he committed as president, including the claim that he tried to overturn the election results in 2020.

The court’s delay in ruling on immunity ensures Trump will not be prosecuted before the election.

This is a massive failure of the American legal system.

The jury in New York showed that no one is above the law.

The rest of the Americans could reverse that in November.

The majority of the country’s Supreme Court is on Trump’s side, but the only court that now counts is the ballot box.

Until then, it’s too early to say that the US system is working.