9/11/2023 0 Comments Trump i wount have time to golfWhile Trump hasn’t paid a political price for the alleged mishandling of presidential papers-including some of the nation’s most sensitive national security secrets-that doesn’t guarantee Republican primary voters won’t eventually get wise to the risks of nominating a figure who may have to detour from the campaign trail to attend a federal trial as a defendant. Although he doesn’t face “ 400 years” of jail time as he has taken to telling audiences, he could face a stretch in the clink if he is convicted of the 37 counts listed in the federal indictment. The legal threats facing Trump are serious. The annoyance of the court appearance seemed like merely an irksome intermission to the wall-to-wall party energy that he feeds on. It was as if it were a normal day of The Trump Show. And, once there, a rally-like atmosphere greeted him for a campaign-style speech that brought forth his favorite Whataboutisms, $2 million in fundraising, and an impromptu singalong of Happy Birthday on the eve of his 77th. The news choppers overhead documented his motorcade’s return to his golf club in Bedminster, N.J. There, his plane’s arrival received breaking-news status as if it were Air Force One landing in Kabul. “Food for everyone,” Trump declared on Calle Ocho-as if his take-out stop weren’t happening right after he was placed under arrest-before fleeing back to New Jersey. Helicopter footage carried his pilgrimage to the federal courthouse in Miami and his egress to a quasi-surprise stop at a local Cuban restaurant, where he likened his political “persecution” to Latin American nations. Trump dominated the national conversation as he pleaded not guilty through an attorney to charges related to alleged mishandling of classified documents and obstruction of officials trying to fetch them back.
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