{"id":2256470,"date":"2024-05-31T08:12:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-31T12:12:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/guilty-trump-verdict-will-keep-good-people-from-running-for-office\/"},"modified":"2024-05-31T08:13:42","modified_gmt":"2024-05-31T12:13:42","slug":"guilty-trump-verdict-will-keep-good-people-from-running-for-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/guilty-trump-verdict-will-keep-good-people-from-running-for-office\/","title":{"rendered":"Verdict on Trump&#8217;s Guilt May Deter Honest Candidates in the Future"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/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%2Fguilty-trump-verdict-will-keep-good-people-from-running-for-office%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=2256470&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--><p>The New York jury&#8217;s guilty verdict against former President Trump on 34 felony charges \u200dof \u200cfinancial misconduct has sparked debate. Despite the\u2062 absence of clear accusations, the \u2063decision\u2063 highlights the risks inherent in public office. Trump faces a potential 136-year sentence,\u200b causing concern in political circles. The verdict \u200csets a significant\u200d precedent for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fetterman-milks-dress-code-brouhaha-says-hell-wear-a-suit-if-house-jagoffs-meet-his-demands\/\" title=\"Fetterman addresses dress code controversy, vows to wear suit if demands are met.\">future political discourse<\/a> and ethical considerations.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-content\">\n<p>A New York jury just killed what little incentive good people have to run for office. Public jobs might come with a comfortable salary and government benefits, but now they also come with the possibility of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kremlin-critic-alexei-navalny-ridicules-claim-he-failed-to-meet-parole-terms-while-he-was-in-coma-after-nerve-agent-poisoning\/\" title=\"Kremlin Critic Alexei Navalny Ridicules Claim He Failed To Meet Parole Terms \u2014 While He Was In Coma After Nerve-Agent Poisoning\">jail time<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Former President Donald Trump was found guilty on all 34 felony charges of financial misconduct on Thursday by a jury plucked from Democrat-dominated New York City \u2014 though nobody can quite articulate what crime was committed.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2-long d-flex justify-content-center\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-223562611\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1379703300879-0\" class=\"mb-30\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-73da88a8c78757cb77763afa0ff4a4a3 fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-73da88a8c78757cb77763afa0ff4a4a3\"><\/div>\n<p>The Federal Election Commission (FEC) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/05\/06\/us\/politics\/trump-michael-cohen-fec.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">declined<\/a> to press charges. The Department of Justice (DOJ) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/03\/31\/nyregion\/justice-dept-trump-indictment-charges.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">declined<\/a> to press charges. The Southern District of New York\u2019s U.S. attorney\u2019s office <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/opinion\/judiciary\/3906498-get-ready-for-manhattan-das-made-for-tv-trump-prosecution-high-on-ratings-but-short-on-the-law\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">declined<\/a> to press charges, and even prosecutors who worked under Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg\u2019s predecessor declined to press charges. Once the 2024 election rolled around with the likelihood of a Trump triumph, however, Bragg was quick to deliver the first criminal indictment of a former president, ushering in a new era of political lawfare in public service.<\/p>\n<p>Trump now reportedly faces up to 136 years behind bars for the alleged clerical error that was previously written off by federal and local officials. Sentencing for the GOP presidential candidate is scheduled for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2024\/05\/30\/trump-sentencing-date-guilty\">July 11<\/a>, just four days before the Republican National Convention (RNC) in Milwaukee.<\/p>\n<p>The New York jury conviction marks the completion of Democrats\u2019 top item on their policy agenda since Trump first ran for office. The former president\u2019s real crime? Becoming president in the first place. Between the Russia hoax, the Ukraine impeachment, and the hysteria over his White House speech on Jan. 6, 2021, for which he is still facing charges, Trump has run up against Democrats\u2019 no-holds-barred strategy for years, only to be convicted by a jury in a deep-blue state on charges brought by a far-left prosecutor who <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2023\/11\/03\/operation-deplorable-a-whos-who-of-the-get-trump-crusade\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ran<\/a> on prosecuting the chief political opposition.<\/p>\n<p>Trump\u2019s example offers a chilling message to anyone who might have considered running for office \u2014 especially opponents of the Democrat regime. And it\u2019s not just Trump\u2019s who\u2019s faced the Democrats\u2019 Soviet-style political prosecutions. Trump\u2019s former White House <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2024\/03\/07\/trump-associates-prison-sentence-crimes-list\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">staffers<\/a>, from Steve Bannon to Peter Navarro, are either in jail or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/11-brand-new-biden-family-scandals-the-networks-are-censoring\/\" title=\"11 Biden Family Scandals Ignored by Networks\">facing potential jail time<\/a> after having been swept up in Democrats\u2019 lawfare.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-f75d9681a5cc8737f0eda18516947865 fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-6\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-f75d9681a5cc8737f0eda18516947865\"><\/div>\n<p>Democrats opened up a pandora\u2019s box in American politics with the aggressive litigation campaign to thwart their top challenger this fall. Some Republicans are almost certain to retaliate. People of integrity who might have run for office down the road are now likely to think twice.<\/p>\n<p>Some noble people used to run for office in America. That was before Democrats inaugurated the nation\u2019s banana republic era. The best people aren\u2019t often the ones who run for office in the Third World.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-6a9b0898ebc8dcb09381ec139603abae fdrlst__b89e9-after-post-content\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-6a9b0898ebc8dcb09381ec139603abae\"><\/div>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">    \t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A New York jury&#8217;s verdict shakes potential candidates&#8217; resolve. While public roles offer perks, the looming threat of imprisonment dims the appeal. Ex-President Trump&#8217;s 34 felony convictions for financial wrongdoing serve as a stark warning<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":494,"featured_media":2256471,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/51335521448_84a1beb589_k-e1717108879167.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[546],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2256470","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-federalist"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/51335521448_84a1beb589_k-e1717108879167.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2256470","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\/494"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2256470"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2256470\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2256471"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2256470"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2256470"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2256470"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}