It was the judgment heard around the world: the guilty verdict delivered by 12 New York jurors in Donald Trump’s fraudulent business records trial Thursday. Many legal pundits were astonished by the sheer audacity of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg and biased Judge Juan Merchan, both of whom seemed to say, forget the Constitution, forget the law—just get this guy.

Not so on the liberal side, however—instead, the usual suspects are gloating over the fact that they set a disastrous precedent that may have ramifications for decades to come. 

Bragg was quick to pat himself on the back for destroying the norms of our legal system:

Today, a jury found Donald J. Trump GUILTY on ALL 34 felony counts.

— Alvin Bragg (@ManhattanDA) May 30, 2024

And what’s a tainted, fraudulent proceeding without California’s noxious Rep. Adam Schiff?

Guilty.

Today, twelve ordinary American citizens found a former president guilty of dozens of felonies.

Despite his efforts to distract, delay, and deny – justice arrived for Donald Trump all the same.

And the rule of law prevailed.

— Adam Schiff (@RepAdamSchiff) May 30, 2024

Another California Rep.—he who lays with Chinese spies—also thought people would want to hear from him:

Donald Trump is a convicted felon. This verdict is not a win for any single person. It’s a win for an idea. The idea that we all follow the same rules. The rule of law won today.

— Rep. Eric Swalwell (@RepSwalwell) May 30, 2024

And, of course, our divisive president, who claims these various lawfare trials against Trump are not about politics, yet immediately steps in to further politicize the situation:

There’s only one way to keep Donald Trump out of the Oval Office: At the ballot box.

Donate to our campaign today: https://t.co/aJXS9oti0a

— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) May 30, 2024

Despicable:

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Another one of the most loathsome characters on Capitol Hill also took a moment to cheer on the weaponization of our legal system:

Todays guilty verdict is absolutely correct, and nobody is above the law.

I look forward to more guilty verdicts when the federal cases move forward.

Trump is now a felon

— Adam Kinzinger (Slava Ukraini) 🇺🇸🇺🇦🇮🇱 (@AdamKinzinger) May 30, 2024

All this gloating is deeply disgusting, considering what they had to do to get this dubious conviction, which will be appealed and stands an extremely high chance of being overturned. They may be grinning and full of good cheer now, but this verdict may very well come back to haunt them. If—I’d like to say “when” but you just never know—Trump re-enters the Oval Office, what’s to stop him from appointing a vindictive, politicized attorney general who will come after Democrats with the full force of the justice system? What’s to stop local prosecutors like Bragg from suing former presidents—or even current ones in the future—for made-up crimes? 

They’ve opened up a Pandora’s box here, and I hope they live to regret it. 

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