Trump’s version of American justice benefits only him

President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump expressed vastly different views on the U.S. justice system on Friday, with Biden calling on Americans to have faith in the justice system and former President Trump calling for faith in newly convicted felons. Angry and blaming “Unjust trial by corrupt judges with conflicts of interest”

This statement shows that Biden is committed to protecting the institutions that make America great and benefit the American people, while Trump is committed only to making himself great again without going to jail and getting back to the White House. Trump’s 2024 campaign is driven by anger, frustration, revenge, self-pity and a string of proven lies.

Trump has falsely claimed many things he doesn’t like are rigged. His beliefs On Thursday, a jury found him guilty of 34 felony counts of falsifying business records to conceal a $130,000 payment he made to a porn actress to cover up a sexual relationship he had with her before the 2016 election.

The former president also says he is liable in the civil judgment. Hundreds of millions of dollars He claims the damages were rigged, as was the 2020 presidential election, in which Biden defeated him.

Commenting on Trump’s attacks on the criminal justice system and his own trial, Biden: “It is reckless, dangerous and irresponsible to say there was fraud just because you don’t like the verdict.”

“The justice system must be respected and no one should ever be allowed to destroy it,” he added.

Biden did not offer an opinion on whether Trump committed any crimes. He said his predecessor had the right to appeal his conviction, but Trump did not. said on Friday He will. But importantly, Biden said Trump’s trial “reaffirmed the American principle that no one is above the law.”

Astonishingly, Trump rejects this fundamental principle of our democracy. He does not want equal justice under the law, but the invulnerability of the law as in a foreign country. The dictators he has long admiredHis lawyer actually asked the Supreme Court It rules that former presidents cannot be prosecuted for any crimes (including murder) that are considered official acts committed while in office unless the Senate convicts them in an impeachment trial.

He was the first federal official in American history. Impeached twice Trump was not convicted in the House of Representatives, but was not convicted in the Senate trial because most Republican senators voted to acquit.

The defeated former president called for a recount of the votes Over 60 convictions Trump has denied the evidence-free claims of widespread election fraud. Persuaded millions of Republicans It makes you believe his big lie that Biden was not legitimately elected.

Trump has already warned that if he loses again to Biden in November, Maybe so. Because this election will be rigged. Where is the evidence? How will it be rigged? Who is trying to sabotage the election? And where?

Trump cannot concede defeat. It’s all on him. If he didn’t win, the game was rigged. If he didn’t win, the game was rigged. Whether at the ballot box or in the courts doesn’t matter.

The first sitting or former president to Have been convicted of a crimeTrump could face prison time Up to 4 years When he is scheduled Judgment on July 11 The ruling was made by New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Marchan. But Trump could be sentenced to home detention or simply released on probation. He likely won’t serve his sentence until the appeals are over, which is likely to wrap up after the November election.

It’s no surprise that Trump hates to lose, but many Republican elected officials and candidates at all levels of government are following in their beloved leader’s footsteps. Synchronize with his attacks Fearing the wrath of President Trump, he challenged our nation’s judicial system.

These Republicans criticized Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg for trying to prosecute Trump. They attacked Marchan and repeated Trump’s false accusations. They baselessly accused Biden of orchestrating Trump’s prosecution in New York state court and even attacked the jury that unanimously convicted Trump at his trial.

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) Led the group Republican leaders visited Trump’s New York City trial in a show of support for the former president, and Johnson on Friday asked the Supreme Court to overturn Trump’s state court conviction and grant him immunity from prosecution.

Johnson also announced that House Republicans have launched a website. Support DJT.com — to raise money for Trump, a self-described billionaire. The site falsely claims Democrats “denied the former president his constitutional right to a fair trial.”

How will a conviction of Trump affect voters in the next election? At this point, we don’t know.

Trump’s most ardent supporters are likely to stick with him. His campaign said online donors are contributing almost 100%. $53 million A record 1 million people voted for Trump within 24 hours of his conviction, but I hope that as the impact of Trump’s felony conviction sinks in, moderate Republicans, independents and undecided Democrats will vote for Biden.

‘I’m the law and order candidate’ Trump Said “I am the candidate for the presidency,” he said during his first presidential election in July 2016. He misled millions of Americans with his words, but eight years later the truth is painfully clear: Trump is a candidate of lawlessness and anarchy.

Trump is still Three more criminal cases He was indicted on charges including illegally attempting to overturn Biden’s 2020 presidential election victory, mishandling classified documents after Biden left office, and obstructing a Department of Justice investigation into the mishandling.

It’s unclear whether Trump will be convicted in another trial — which probably won’t take place until after the next election — or whether he will spend any time in prison.

I know that no one is above the law, and I know that a convicted criminal who has no respect for our legal system and seeks to ignore the limits on presidential power should not be in the White House.

Donna Brazile is a political strategist, ABC News contributor and former chair of the Democratic National Committee. She is the author of “Hacked: Inside the Breach and Bust that Put Donald Trump in the White House.”