‘Donald Trump may have authored the Art of the Deal,’ said the New York Attorney General Letitia James, doing her best resolute voice. ‘But he perfected the art of the steal.’
There speaks the voice of American justice: biased, politicised, odiously trite. ‘Today, we proved that no one is above the law,’ said James, which is what every Trump prosecutor has said, over and over, for years now. ‘No matter how rich, powerful, or politically connected you are, everyone must play by the same rules.’
Despite all the strong words and massive fines, Trump’s candidacy is growing in strength
That’s garbage and everybody knows it. The rules don’t apply to everyone. The rules didn’t apply to the Trump family until Donald Trump became president of the United States and America’s ruling class had a nervous breakdown.
Yesterday, after a long investigation and prosecution headed by James, Judge Arthur F. Engoron ruled against the Trumps and the Trump Organisation.
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