‘So far the allegations seem to have helped him’: Donald Trump’s legal mess is part of his political campaign for re-election in 2024

In the middle of the race to become president of the United States again, Donald Trump He faces four outstanding cases in court, some more serious than others.

In the most recent case, the Republican is accused of trying to do just that rigging Georgia’s electoral system in the 2020 presidential election, in which Joe Biden was the winner. But the most significant is that of January 6, 2021, after Biden’s victory was declared, when Trump did not accept defeat and encouraged his followers to go to the Capitol in what turned out to be a violent day.

According to John Fishwick, a US prosecutor who was interviewed on the show So it started to dawnbroadcast by Radio City (89.3FM in Guayaquil)the allegations against the former president seem to have helped him: “was able to raise money and his popularity within the Republican party is at an all-time high.”

In addition to trying to turn the challenges in his favor, Trump’s legal team is also following a different strategy, postponing these four cases until after the 2024 presidential election.

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For now, the Republican tycoon’s defense would try to invoke the First Amendment of the US Constitution, which refers to freedom of speech not being impeded. His goal would be to deny that Trump is guilty of encouraging his supporters to invade the Capitol.

“In our country we have the right to freedom of speech, to speak, but our speech cannot be used to break the law,” Fishwick explained on the radio. “I think the prosecution will argue that when people are asked to do illegal things, there is no freedom of speech,” he added.

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He said the judge could eventually ask Trump’s lawyers to present evidence in support of his defense, but that this would be an “uphill” path.

Donald Trump He will head to the Fulton County Jail on Thursday, notorious for inmate deaths and unsanitary conditions, to turn himself in to Georgia authorities who charge him with electoral interference. You post $200,000 bail and walk away. (JO)

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