I wish I could have been in the courtroom to see the verdict delivered. For some, it's a happy day because Trump got his comeuppance. For others, it's a sad day because their cult leader has been chastised. To me, it's a good day because: (1) The justice system finally prevailed against Trump after all of these years, and (2) karma has "bitch slapped" a bully - the latter being something that made me happy.
Sadly, this is only the conclusion of act one. We're likely to see a long intermission between act two (the Georgia case), act three (the January 6th case), and act four (the Mar a Lago case). Although sentencing should take place on July eleventh, I doubt that Trump will be made to serve his sentence until after the election - if we're lucky.
America is so divided these days, in part because of Trump, that objective facts no longer exist for members of his cult. Lunatics are making death threats against people who dare to do their jobs in our polarized political climate. The 12 jurors + 6 alternate jurors may be free to talk with the press, but they have been instructed not to do so for their own safety. Heck, even the jury that convicted Al Capone didn't have to worry about repercussions from his mob. But this jury has to worry about repercussions from MAGA loons for years. This is not right.
So now, we have to see what both the appeals process brings and what happens when the US Supreme Court makes its rulings in regard to the January 6th case and the Georgia case. (I have no hope for a good result in the Mar a Lago case, due to the corrupt judge in charge of the case. Even though I don't expect any progress on the 3 remaining cases before Election Day, I hope to see progress before it's too late....
