{"id":2182854,"date":"2024-02-21T11:53:02","date_gmt":"2024-02-21T16:53:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-his-ny-civil-fraud-trial-verdict-is-a-form-of-navalny\/"},"modified":"2024-02-21T11:56:41","modified_gmt":"2024-02-21T16:56:41","slug":"trump-says-his-ny-civil-fraud-trial-verdict-is-a-form-of-navalny","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-his-ny-civil-fraud-trial-verdict-is-a-form-of-navalny\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump likens NY civil fraud trial verdict to Navalny"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-says-his-ny-civil-fraud-trial-verdict-is-a-form-of-navalny%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2182854&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>The $350 Million Verdict\u2064 Against Donald Trump: A &#8220;Form \u200bof Navalny&#8221;<\/h2>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/canadian-parliament-declares-chinas-treatment-of-uyghurs-genocide-as-biden-remains-silent\/\" title=\"Canadian Parliament Declares China\u2019s Treatment Of Uyghurs \u2018Genocide\u2019 As Biden Remains Silent\">recent town hall event<\/a> with \u2063Fox News host Laura Ingraham, former President Donald Trump discussed the \u2062death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny. Trump compared Navalny&#8217;s death in \u2062a\u2062 Russian prison to\u2064 the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-responds-to-myanmars-military-coup-we-will-take-action\/\" title=\"Biden Admin Responds To Myanmar\u2019s Military Coup: We \u2018Will Take Action\u2019\">multiple civil<\/a> and criminal trials he \u2062faces. He described Navalny as \u200dbrave for returning to \u2062Russia despite the\u2064 risks.<\/p>\n<p>According to Trump, \u2062what happened\u2063 to Navalny is also\u200b happening in the United States. He believes \u2062the country\u200b is\u2063 turning into a communist nation in many ways. Trump mentioned\u200c that he has been indicted four times and is facing eight or nine\u2062 trials due to his involvement in politics. \u200cHe \u200bfinds these indictments \u200dand trials ridiculous.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Trump on\u2063 the death of Alexei Navalny:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s happening in our country too.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/w4sssKuN6J\">pic.twitter.com\/w4sssKuN6J<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Townhall.com\u200d (@townhallcom) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/townhallcom\/status\/1760100523896607009?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 21,\u200c 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Trump further stated \u2063that what he is facing is a form of\u200c Navalny, a form of communism, and fascism.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Trump says it is \u201ca form of \u2062Navalny\u201d when asked about how he was going to pay the nearly $355 million he and\u200c his companies were ordered to pay in his New York civil fraud trial. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XkBmGuQoif\">pic.twitter.com\/XkBmGuQoif<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kate Sullivan (@KateSullivanDC)\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KateSullivanDC\/status\/1760106183761760530?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 21, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Last week, Judge\u2064 Arthur Engoron ordered Trump \u2063and his organization to\u200d pay\u2064 over $350 million and banned him from running his businesses in New York for three years. This civil fraud\u2063 trial stemmed from allegations by New \u200bYork \u200cDemocratic Attorney General Letitia James that\u2063 Trump inflated his net worth \u200cand misled lenders. \u200cThis\u2063 verdict came\u2062 shortly after a New York jury ordered Trump to pay \u2064$83 million \u2063in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/e-jean-carroll-seeks-10-million-in-damages-against-trump-over-cnn-town-hall-remarks\/\" title=\"E. Jean Carroll demands M from Trump for CNN comments.\">defamation case filed<\/a> by writer E. Jean Carroll.<\/p>\n<p>Trump is also facing four criminal trials related\u200b to his\u2064 handling of classified documents after leaving office and his challenges to\u2063 the 2020 election results.<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1700760801843000&#038;usg=AOvVaw2PQrVSrJfhxNb4LcARqniG\">CLICK HERE TO\u200c GET THE \u200cDAILYWIRE+\u2062 APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>The former \u2064president&#8217;s comparison of\u2063 Navalny&#8217;s death to his \u2063own trials came just a day after he \u2063received criticism \u200bfor his initial statement on \u200dthe Russian President Vladimir Putin&#8217;s harshest\u2062 critic. In a post on Truth \u200cSocial, Trump\u2063 expressed how Navalny&#8217;s \u200csudden death made him more aware of what is happening in the United States.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It is a slow, steady progression, with CROOKED, Radical Left Politicians, Prosecutors, and Judges leading us \u200cdown a path to destruction,&#8221; Trump wrote. &#8220;Open Borders, Rigged Elections, and\u2063 Grossly Unfair Courtroom Decisions are DESTROYING AMERICA. WE ARE \u200cA NATION\u200d IN DECLINE, \u200bA FAILING\u200b NATION! MAGA2024.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Trump&#8217;s\u2063 GOP rival Nikki Haley criticized his statement on Navalny, stating that it\u200c seemed to \u2064come out of the &#8220;liberals&#8217;\u200b playbook.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Donald \u200dTrump could have condemned Vladimir Putin for being \u2063a murderous thug. Trump could have praised Navalny&#8217;s courage. \u200cInstead, he stole a page from liberals&#8217; playbook,\u2064 denouncing America and comparing our country to Russia,&#8221; Haley said.<\/p>\n<p>The White House viewed Navalny&#8217;s death\u2062 as suspicious, and\u200b President \u200cJoe\u200b Biden held Putin responsible for it in a press \u2063conference.<\/p>\n<p>Trump \u2064did not mention Putin in \u200bhis initial statement\u200c on Truth Social \u200cor in his response to Ingraham&#8217;s question about\u2062 Navalny.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> In what ways \u2064do Trump&#8217;s \u200drhetoric and \u2062comparisons to Navalny and communism\u200b undermine\u200d trust in democratic institutions and the rule of\u2063 law<\/h2>\n<p><span>  And misled banks and potential investors. The\u2063 verdict marks a significant blow to Trump&#8217;s \u200dbusiness empire\u2063 and \u200braises questions\u2063 about his financial future.<\/p>\n<p>The comparison \u2064made by\u200c Trump between his legal challenges\u200d and the fate of Alexei Navalny in Russia \u200bis both surprising \u200cand concerning. Navalny was a prominent critic of the Russian government and\u200b was\u200c imprisoned for his activism. His death in \u200dprison under suspicious\u2063 circumstances has been widely condemned as an \u200cattack on political dissent.<\/p>\n<p>While\u2063 Trump&#8217;s legal battles may be \u2064a \u2062source of frustration for him, they cannot be equated with the repression and violence faced by Navalny. \u2062It \u200bis important to recognize the differences between the two situations\u2064 and not diminish the \u200dseriousness \u2063of Navalny&#8217;s struggle.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, Trump&#8217;s claim that the United States is turning into a \u200ccommunist nation \u200bis baseless\u2064 and unfounded. The\u200b U.S. remains \u200da \u200cdemocratic republic, with a free press, independent judiciary, and\u200b robust \u200dchecks and balances. Political dissent is protected and citizens have the right to express their opinions without fear of persecution.<\/p>\n<p>Trump&#8217;s rhetoric and \u2063comparisons to Navalny and communism \u2064are concerning for several reasons. First, they undermine the struggles of individuals like Navalny who have fought for liberty and \u200bdemocracy in oppressive regimes. Equating his experience with routine legal challenges sends a dangerous message about the seriousness of\u200c authoritarian repression.<\/p>\n<p>Second, by characterizing \u2063his legal battles as part of\u200b a\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/diabolical-silliness-north-dakota-house-passes-bill-prohibiting-mask-mandates\/\" title=\"\u2018Diabolical Silliness\u2019: North Dakota House Passes Bill Prohibiting Mask Mandates\">larger conspiracy<\/a> to turn the\u2063 U.S.\u200b into a communist nation,\u200b Trump perpetuates baseless conspiracy theories and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-the-fbi-violated-the-privacy-act-to-undermine-trumps-presidential-appointments-watchdog-report\/\" title=\"FBI's Privacy Act breach exposed in report on undermining Trump's appointments.\">erodes \u200bpublic trust<\/a> in democratic institutions. This kind \u2062of rhetoric can fuel divisions and undermine \u2064faith\u2064 in the \u200drule of \u200claw.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, Trump&#8217;s comments \u200dabout his legal challenges being a form of\u200c Navalny, communism, and fascism detract from the broader conversation about accountability and the importance of upholding the rule of law. Instead of\u200c engaging in \u2064productive discussions about the allegations \u200bagainst him, Trump deflects and diminishes the seriousness of the\u2062 charges.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, the $350 million\u200d verdict against\u200b Donald Trump and his comparison to Alexei Navalny raises concerns about the former president&#8217;s understanding of democracy \u2063and the rule\u2063 of law. While Trump&#8217;s legal\u2063 battles may be frustrating for him, they cannot be equated \u200bwith the repression faced by Navalny. Equating routine legal challenges with authoritarianism undermines the struggles of those fighting for \u2062liberty and democracy. It is crucial to\u200b uphold the importance\u200d of accountability and the rule of law, \u2064rather than deflect \u200band \u200cdiminish the seriousness of\u200b the charges.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The $350 million verdict in the New York civil fraud trial is like &#8220;Navalny,&#8221; said Trump. He mentioned Navalny&#8217;s recent death during a town hall with Laura Ingraham, comparing it to the verdict<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":324,"featured_media":2182855,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/02\/Donald-Trump-on-Laura-Ingraham-e1708528556874.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2182854","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/02\/Donald-Trump-on-Laura-Ingraham-e1708528556874.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2182854","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/324"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2182854"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2182854\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2182855"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2182854"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2182854"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2182854"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}