Monday, June 3rd 2024
My Dear America:
I have to confess that although I am gratified that a jury of Donald Trump's Peers did their job and convicted him on 34 Felony counts that I am not as happy as I thought I would be if this occurred.
It is also a sad day for America because for the first time in our Nation's History a former President of the United States has been legitimately convicted of a crime in an American Court of Law.
In addition to being grateful to the Jury, who did a fine job under extremely difficult circumstances I am also grateful to Judge Juan Merchan who conducted himself with honor and Grace throughout this trial, as well as New York City District Attorney, Alvin Bragg and his very competent Assistant District Attorney's whose brilliant and well ordered case made it difficult for the Jury to come up with anything other than a Guilty Verdict.
Those Individuals who testified in this case also deserve the appreciation of those Americans who still believe in the rule of law in our country, which appears not to include most members of the Republican Party. Certainly Stormy Daniels and Michael Cohen deserve the most credit for telling the truth under the most difficult and grueling Conditions.
What is going to happen next is difficult to predict. Certainly Donald Trump's Unhinged Press Conference the day after the verdict promising Dark Days to come if he is not re elected is worrisome. But so has been the deeply disturbing ongoing unhinged Promises of return to the Good Old Days of Nazi Germany in America that Trump has been spewing for some time now. Trump's Father was of German Descent and the Good Old Nazi Fuhrer was not considered to be such a bad guy in the Trump Family Household back in the day.
I watched an Interview the other day that Trump's Niece, Mary Trump, did for the PBS Series Frontline that is available on You Tube. She clearly had a lot of insight to share on what was going on in the Trump Family when Donald Trump and his Siblings were growing up. I would suggest that anyone who is looking for insight on Donald Trump and his odd family values might do well to check out this interview on You Tube.
The truth of the matter is that I am genuinely surprised that the jury came back so early with a unanimous "Guilty" Verdict. It was known that one juror admitted to getting their news from "Truth Social" and that there were some Fox News Viewers on the Jury. But the Jury did return with a "Guilty" verdict on all 34 Felony Counts.
Good For them.
During the course of this sensational trial we have seen a lot. Trump has spent his time during the breaks of this trial savaging the Judge in this trial, Judge Juan Marchan although the Judge seems to have been able to still conduct the trial fairly, although Donald Trump will never admit that. Thanks to all of the individuals involved in this trial and I would have to include Trump's Lawyers. We have seen the legal system, at least in this important trial, work and work well.
What we have not seen working well during the course of this trial was the response from the Republican Party and especially the MAGA Extremists in the House of Representatives. The "Red Tie Brigade", which is what House Majority Leader, Hakeem Jeffries, calls them, did respond to Trump's request for them to show up since very few other Trump Supporters were responding to the call.
Close to the end of the trial Robert DeNiro showed up outside the Courtroom surrounded by some of the Hero Cops who defended the Capitol Building on January Sixth, 2021. Bobby D. had some very choice words for his fellow New Yorker. Suffice it to say that Mr. DeNiro is clearly not a Trump fan.
Following the announcement of the verdict in the Trump Trial the reaction from Trump's Political supporters has been truly disturbing, as has been their reaction during the trial. There seems to be no recognition by MAGA Republicans that Trump has done anything wrong. Instead Trump's Acolytes have instead been complaining about the Trial and seem to have no recognition that Trump's Trial was a legitimate response to Trump doing something wrong by instructing Michael Cohen to pay off Porn Star, Stormy Daniels to keep her story from being released prior to the 2016 Election, which Trump unfortunately won There also seems to have been no MAGA appreciation for the fact that Michael Cohen served more than two years in prison for what he did for Trump. Also, when other prisoners were being released during Covid, Donald Trump and his Attorney General, William Barr, did their best to continue to keep Cohen behind bars. Cohen was assigned to House Release only because a Judge reviewing the case quickly realized the awful truth about what Trump and Barr were doing.
Instead of Republicans applauding the Justice system for working well in this important case Republicans seem to be united in backing Donald Trump as he whines and complains about how unfair life and the law has been to him.
Clearly Republicans should be able to see that Donald Trump is a Madman who rants and raves about everything including "The Late Great Hannibal Lecter". Can they not see that they have hitched their Party to a Lunatic who is now a Convicted Lunatic. Apparently not.
Immediately following the Trump Trial Verdict millions of dollars have been collected by the Republican Party on Trump's behalf. At Least that is what is being claimed by the Trump Campaign and the Republican Party, who are all the same these days.
Can the Trump Campaign or the Republican Party be trusted with telling us the truth? I would say HELL NO.
What we have seen with the Trump Trial and the Republican Party Response to the Trump Trial Verdict is incredibly troubling. Republicans who have always been True Believers in the "Rule of Law" are suddenly mistrusting the legal system simply because an American Jury ruled against their proposed Fuhrer and is Jeopardizing their plans to turn The United States into a Satellite state of Russia.
Donald Trump is a Clear and Present Danger to America and of the two main American Political Parties only the Democratic Party seems to recognize or care that this is true.
Wake Up, America. The Storm is coming.
And the Storm Troopers too.
Sincerely Yours
Jerry Gallagher
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