Donald Trump was found guilty on all 34 felony counts in a scheme to illegally influence the 2016 election through a hush money payment – but the verdict has ‘galvanised’ and ‘inspired’ his supporters
Convicted Donald Trump will “swear war on opponents” if he’s reelected to the White House as he will bid to “amend the Constitution for a third term”, an expert has claimed.
Trump was found guilty on all 34 felony counts in a scheme to illegally influence the 2016 election through a hush money payment to adult actress Stormy Daniels who said the two had sex. “This was a rigged, disgraceful trial,” an angry Trump told reporters after leaving the courtroom.
“The real verdict is going to be November 5 by the people. They know what happened, and everyone knows what happened here.” Judge Juan M. Merchan set sentencing for July 11, just days before the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, where GOP leaders, who remained resolute in their support in the aftermath of the verdict, are expected to formally make him their nominee.
As he seeks to reclaim the White House in this year’s election, the judgment presents voters with another test of their willingness to accept Trump’s boundary-breaking behaviour. Professor of International Politics at City London, Inderjeet Parmar, exclusively told the Mirror the guilty verdict has “galvanised” and “inspired” his supporters – and could lead him to “swear war on his opponents” if he’s reelected in November.
Professor Parmar said: “It has fired up Trump’s mega donors already, with millions of dollars pledged by existing and new donors. This is unsurprising however as each and every court case and appearance seems only to further galvanise and enrage and inspire support from his political voter base and numerous mega-donors.
“The irony appears to be that Trump will reap rewards from his supporters, not be sentenced to actual jail time, and most likely be the GOP nominee and may regain the White House.” Trump has previously suggested the idea of a third term. This is despite the 22nd Amendment, which was enacted following Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s fourth term, limiting the presidency to two terms.
The expert believes Trump could make an attempt to amend the Consitution to allow him to serve a third term. He added: “A convicted felon could end up in the White House, swearing war on his political opponents – not to mention attempt to amend the Constitution to permit him a third term. A personalist dictatorship to ‘save America’.
“His (Trump’s) conviction has made matters more murky. In addition, given President Biden’s age and apparent physical and mental well being, it’s unclear if he will appear on the November ballot either.
“But Trump marks another milestone first for a US president: never before has a US president been convicted of a crime, even if the convictions in this case pale in comparison with his orchestration, with many allies in and out of his administration, of the coup and insurrection of 6 January 2021.”
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