Will Donald Trump emerge from this 5th Ave assault unscathed? Most likely, writes AndrewBuncombe. There are two main reasons for that 🔎 Analysis
Two or three decades ago, such a court ruling would have likely marked the end of any politician’s hopes, or at the very least wounded them gravely, as with the case of Teddy Kennedy, who in 1969 drove his car off the road in Chappaquiddick, leading to the drowning death of 28-year Mary Jo Kopechne. In truth, Kennedy got off lightly and would only be charged with leaving the scene of an accident.
Yet that was 1969, and Teddy Kennedy. Today with are dealing with Donald Trump, the only US president to be twice impeached by the House, and who is also the first to be criminally charged, in connection with the hush money payment. Firstly, because the verdict does not in any way block him from running for the White House. Neither does the criminal case against him. Trump is going to keep on hitting the campaign trail.
The other critical point is that Trump retains an iron grip on the Republican base. There are certainly some among GOP donors who’d prefer to “move on” from Trump and back someone such as Florida governor Ron DeSantis.
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