An ordinary citizen facing two federal and two state lawsuits, in which he is accused of 91 crimes, would have a very difficult time getting a job. Such a serial offender would also have immense difficulty getting parole on bail, given the risk that someone with such a long criminal history would reoffend.
Former President Donald Trump is the Republican Party’s favorite candidate for the 2024 presidential election, and is tied in the polls with his Democratic rival, current President Joe Biden.
VIDEO: Trump Leaves Georgia Jail After Posting Bail
In addition, in this fourth court appearance, in Georgia, Trump’s lawyers negotiated a bail of US$ 200,000 (about R$ 1 million) and paid only 10% of that amount, not in cash, but through a agency specializing in collateral.
Even so, Trump defends himself from the accusations by presenting himself as a double victim: of fraud in the 2020 elections – the unproven version that led precisely to these investigations – and of persecution of a Justice supposedly controlled by his Democratic opponents.
To what extent are voters of the Republican Party, traditionally considered the party of law and order, willing to accept a president with so many problems in court? Until an eventual conviction, indicate the polls. All these trials go through a jury, and the conviction has to be unanimous.
If Trump’s defense fails to convince even one juror of his innocence, some Republican voters reason, then Trump must have done something wrong.
Polls indicate that a third of American voters are willing to follow him no matter what. But that support is far from enough to elect him president.
Hence the political importance of at least one of these four cases being judged before the election on November 5th of next year. It is a relatively short time for complex processes involving multiple evidence and witnesses. In the case of Georgia, with an aggravating factor: there are 19 defendants, which multiplies the chances of appeals that delay the trial.
Even so, there is a Speedy Trial Act in Georgia that obliges prosecutors and judges to avoid delays. This is seen as a defendant’s right not to have a formal charge weigh on his reputation for a long time, with no chance of proving his innocence soon. Prosecutor Fani Willis intends to start the trial on October 23.
Likewise, Judge Tanya Chutkan, who leads the federal case in Washington related to the Capitol invasion, has a reputation for passing judgment quickly. She is also expected to start the trial soon.
Trump has some of the best lawyers in America, and they will do anything to stall the trials. But American justice does not have an infinite tolerance for such maneuvers.
Source: CNN Brasil
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