3/30/2023: Donald Trump was Indicted
Donald Trump was indicted Thursday for paying hush-money to a porn star in the 2016 presidential election, marking the first time in American history that a former president has faced criminal charges. Trump’s then attorney says Mr. Trump directed him to pay Stormy Daniels $130,000 on the eve of the 2016 election in exchange for her keeping quiet about an alleged sexual encounter with Mr. Trump. Mr. Trump has denied any affair with Ms. Daniels and said he followed the attorney’s advice as his lawyer. Trump said in a statement that Democrats had “done the unthinkable—indicting a completely innocent person in an act of blatant Election Interference.” and he plans to continue to campaign for the 2024 presidential election.
I am no legal expert. This hush-money thing surely sounds bad but I can’t imagine this crime will put Trump in jail for years. We are talking about a $130,000 bribe to a private person here. If he gets a year in jail, then SBF should get life in prison? People are making a big deal out of this indictment though. I worry this indictment will make our partisan politics even more divided. Twitter and YouTube are currently going bonkers where Anti-Trump and Pro-Trump people shout at each other. All this social media theater is exhausting. America already has many, many big problems. Outrage and anger is not gonna solve anything. Instead, we should spend more time doing things that make our world better.