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The billionaires rallying behind Trump after his conviction (www.bbc.com)

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/16155269

Ultra-wealthy Republican donors are rallying behind former US President Donald Trump following his historic trial and criminal conviction.

Trump, the Republican candidate for this November's White House election, was found guilty of falsifying business records to conceal hush money paid to former adult-film star Stormy Daniels.

While he has lagged behind Joe Biden and the Democrats' fundraising efforts, the conviction injected new life into his electoral bid - with his campaign announcing that it raised nearly $53m (£41.6m) in just 24 hours after the verdict.

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[–] Dagwood222@lemm.ee 8 points 1 year ago

One reason they got a conviction is that Trump's people had left written evidence of their crimes.

The stuff Trump's people was so normalized that, even though they knew it was illegal, they saw it as a technicality, the same way 17 year olds smoke and drink beer.

If Trump goes to jail, there are thousands of cases just as bad waiting out there.