With former United States of America president Donald Trump facing arraignment in court, some observers have already anticipated a hefty sentence should he be found guilty.
DONALD TRUMP PLEADS NOT GUILTY AMID ARRAIGNMENT
Donald Trump, who is currently the front-runner for the 2024 Republican nomination, pleaded not guilty at the criminal court on Tuesday to 34 felony counts of falsifying business records after an investigation into hush money paid to a porn star.
Trump, who attracted media worldwide today from the Trump Towers where he resides to the courthouse in New York, wore a dark blue suit with a red tie in court.
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As the first sitting or former U.S president to face criminal charges, it is reported that Trump might face up to 136 years in imprisonment therefore many have placed him in the same category as presidents that have served time such as Nelson Mandela who fought for freedom. He spent 27 years behind bars, including Robben Island.
Nevertheless, to prevent the prosecution, Donald Trump Jnr has invited people to sign an online petition to stop the ‘political prosecution’ of his father.
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ACCUSED SON STARTS PETITION TO DEFEND FATHER
“My father, President Trump is expected to be arraigned at 2:15 today. Sign the petition to defend the Constitution and stop the political persecution of President Trump and the other political persecutions this opens the door for in the future!!! Enough!”
Donald Trump Jnr
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The petition reads:
Donald J. Trump, a former President of the United States, was just arraigned on unprecedented criminal charges by a rogue Soros-backed prosecutor in New York City.
The American justice system is supposed to be about fairness, not politics. This is a despicable case of political prosecutors taking out candidates they don’t like.
As ACLJ Chief Counsel Jay Sekulow argued at the Supreme Court on behalf of President Donald Trump, we can’t allow 2,300 local prosecutors to harass a President for politically motivated reasons.
Political prosecutions like these are the kind of thing you expect in third-world dictatorships, not America.
The ACLJ is a constitutional public interest law firm. We stand for the rule of law, the Constitution and a justice system that doesn’t discriminate based on political views.
Will you stand with us and oppose this dangerous two-tiered justice system?
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