'Petrified': Michael Cohen Discusses Trump's Headspace On Eve Of Arraignment
Huffington PostApr 04, 2023
On Tuesday, former US Pres. Donald Trump pleaded not guilty to 34 felony counts of falsifying business records after being indicted on Thursday, becoming the first-ever former president to face criminal charges.
The indictment was unsealed after the former president's plea, alleging that Trump concealed the publicizing of negative information about him in the run-up to the 2016 election — in violation of election laws.
Beyond the clear evidence against him, including his former lawyer serving prison time for facilitating this exact hush money payment, Donald Trump is terrified of this case as he has absolutely no control over the process. His fate is now in the hands of a New York jury, and no bombastic tweet or press conference can expel that reality.
Each and every criminal case against Trump is as farcical and politically motivated as the next. This spectacle is based on low-level misdemeanor charges that Alvin Bragg — who openly campaigned on going after Trump — unashamedly decided to elevate to felonies. The political nature of this case is the same in the Georgia and DOJ investigations. Americans are witnessing their ruling elites rewrite the rules with no fear of retribution.
There's a 31% chance that Trump will be jailed or incarcerated before 2030, according to the Metaculus prediction community.