Trump guilty verdict: the fallout for US democracy
But there is something to be said for a justice system that is prepared to put a former president on trial.
- But there is something to be said for a justice system that is prepared to put a former president on trial.
- Former president Trump was found guilty of all thirty-four charges relating to falsifying business records to conceal a hush-money payment made to former porn star Stormy Daniels.
- He is the first former president to be found guilty of criminal charges.
Voters’ response
- This is a slight fall on the 89% of Republican voters that said they would vote for Trump in a YouGov poll at the start of the trial.
- Only time will tell whether the guilty verdict will have a further impact on Trump’s support.
- What is perplexing is not that Trump has been found guilty of the charges but that he continues to attract support in the polls.
- European leaders are likely to be more focused on any action Trump takes concerning the war in Ukraine and the US continued commitment to Nato.