{"id":2256486,"date":"2024-05-31T08:24:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-31T12:24:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-puts-rivalry-aside-delivers-fiery-message-after-trumps-guilty-verdict-kangaroo-court\/"},"modified":"2024-05-31T08:27:31","modified_gmt":"2024-05-31T12:27:31","slug":"desantis-puts-rivalry-aside-delivers-fiery-message-after-trumps-guilty-verdict-kangaroo-court","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-puts-rivalry-aside-delivers-fiery-message-after-trumps-guilty-verdict-kangaroo-court\/","title":{"rendered":"DeSantis Sets Aside Rivalry, Condemns Trump&#8217;s Guilty Verdict as &#8216;Kangaroo Court"},"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%2Fdesantis-puts-rivalry-aside-delivers-fiery-message-after-trumps-guilty-verdict-kangaroo-court%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=2256486&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>Florida\u2064 Governor Ron DeSantis criticized the New York legal system after\u200c former President Donald\u200d Trump&#8217;s conviction on 34 felony charges. The trial, led by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, labeled as\u2064 a\u200d &#8220;kangaroo court,&#8221; sparked DeSantis&#8217;s condemnation. He emphasized the\u200c need\u200b for fair law application and accused the system of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hillary-clinton-suggests-trump-wants-to-kill-opposition-and-exile-journalists-2\/\" title=\"Hillary Clinton implies that Trump aims to eliminate his opponents and ban journalists\">targeting political rivals<\/a>. DeSantis, a Republican, endorsed Trump after\u200d suspending his own presidential campaign.  <\/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<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/news\/\">  News <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/johnathanjones\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/johnathanjones\/%20\"><span>Johnathan Jones<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   May 31, 2024 at 4:44am <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a rival to former President Donald Trump in this year\u2019s Republican presidential primary race, laid into the New York legal system in a lengthy statement on Thursday evening after Trump was convicted on 34 felony charges in Manhattan.<\/p>\n<p>A jury of 12 New Yorkers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trumps-donation-site-crashes-right-crucial-verdict-shows-voters-stand\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ruled<\/a> after two days of deliberations that the former president had committed nearly three dozen crimes in Manhattan District Attorney <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/marine-center-nyc-subway-death-furor-sticks-alvin-bragg-first-legal-move\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alvin Bragg\u2019s<\/a> controversial \u201chush money\u201d trial of the former president.<\/p>\n<p>A sentencing hearing will be held on July 11 \u2014 just four days before the Republican National Convention begins in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/milwaukee-bucks-fire-hc-adrian-griffin-despite-30-13-record-looking-hire-big-name-replacement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Milwaukee<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>DeSantis, who had hoped to be nominated at the convention, unleashed on what he described as the \u201ckangaroo court\u201d that secured Trump\u2019s conviction.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday\u2019s verdict represents the culmination of a legal process that has been bent to the political will of the actors involved: a leftist prosecutor, a partisan judge and a jury reflective of one of the most liberal enclaves in America \u2014 all in an effort to \u2018get\u2019 Donald Trump,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/americas-governor-desantis-promotes-new-energy-legislation-will-trigger-every-green-zealot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the governor<\/a> wrote.<\/p>\n<p>He continued, \u201cThat this case \u2013 involving alleged misdemeanor business records violations from nearly a decade ago \u2013 was even brought is a testament to the political debasement of the justice system in places like New York City.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is especially true considering this same <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-republicans-blast-sham-trial-against-trump-nothing-more-than-political-persecution\/\" title=\"Leading GOP Figures Condemn 'Fake' Trial of Trump as Political Vendetta\">district attorney routinely excuses criminal conduct<\/a> in a way that has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/suspect-charged-with-murdering-college-student-after-being-released-from-custody\/\" title=\"Suspect Rearrested for College Student's Murder Following Initial Release\">endangered law-abiding citizens<\/a> in his jurisdiction.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/jeff-bezos-60m-investment-undercut-ron-desantis-florida-governor-signs-ban\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DeSantis<\/a> further called for equal application of the country\u2019s laws as he skewered New York Democrats for weaponizing the legal system against President Joe Biden\u2019s chief political rival.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is often said that no one is above the law, but it is also true that no one is below the law,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf the defendant were not Donald Trump, this case would never have been brought, the judge would have never issued similar rulings, and the jury would have never returned a guilty verdict,\u201d DeSantis said.<\/p>\n<p>The governor concluded, \u201cIn America, the rule of law should be applied in a dispassionate, even-handed manner, not become captive to the political agenda of some kangaroo court.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Today\u2019s verdict represents the culmination of a legal process that has been bent to the political will of the actors involved: a leftist prosecutor, a partisan judge and a jury reflective of one of the most liberal enclaves in America\u2014all in an effort to \u201cget\u201d Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ron DeSantis (@GovRonDeSantis) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovRonDeSantis\/status\/1796288427924639987?\">May 30, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Florida Republican <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-fl-gov-ron-desantis-drops-republican-primary-backs-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">suspended his campaign<\/a> on Jan. 21 after a disappointing showing in Iowa and just before the New Hampshire primary.<\/p>\n<p>In doing so, DeSantis <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/mending-fences-trump-says-honored-desantis-endorsement-wants-work-together\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">endorsed<\/a> the former president.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe has my endorsement because we can\u2019t go back to the old Republican guard of yesteryear, a repackaged form or warmed-over corporatism that Nikki Haley represents,\u201d the governor said.<\/p>\n<p>Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-issues-defiant-response-guilty-verdict-real-verdict-going-nov-5\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">unleashed<\/a> on New York\u2019s legal system after the verdict was read on Thursday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe real verdict will be on November 5th by THE PEOPLE\u2014they know what happened here,\u201d he said on his Truth Social platform.<\/p>\n<p>Trump scheduled a news conference for Friday at 11 a.m. ET from Trump Tower in Manhattan.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>A Note from Our Deputy Managing Editor:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>\u201cWe don\u2019t even know if an election will be held in 2024.\u201d Those 12 words have been stuck in my head since I first read them. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Former Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn recently made that comment to Floyd Brown, founder of The Western Journal. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>And if the leftists and the elites get their way, that\u2019s exactly what will happen \u2014 no real election, no real choice for the Electoral College, and no real say for the American people. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Western Journal is fighting to keep that from happening, but we can\u2019t do it alone.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We work tirelessly to expose the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-rep-anna-paulina-luna-scolds-dems-waving-ukrainian-flags-after-vote-put-those-damn-flags-away\/\" title=\"Video: Rep. Anna Paulina Luna Criticizes Democrats Waving Ukrainian Flags - 'Remove Those Flags!\">lying leftist media<\/a> and the corrupt America-hating elites.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>But Big Tech\u2019s stranglehold is now so tight that <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>without help<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  from you, we will not be able to continue the fight. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The 2024 election is literally the most important election for every living American. We have to unite and fight for our country, otherwise we will lose it. And if we lose the America we love in 2024, we\u2019ll lose it for good. Can we <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>count on you<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  to help? <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>With you we will be able to field journalists, do more investigative work, expose more corruption, and get desperately needed truth to millions of Americans. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We can do this only with your help. Please don\u2019t wait one minute.<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>  Donate right now<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Thank you for reading,<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Josh Manning<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Deputy Managing Editor<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>P.S. Please <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>stand with us<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  today.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"author-info-44767\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/johnathanjones\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p><label for=\"summary-tab-radio-44767\">Summary<\/label><label for=\"more-info-tab-radio-44767\">More<span> Biographical Information<\/span><\/label><label for=\"posts-tab-radio-44767\">Recent<span> Posts<\/span><\/label><label for=\"contact-tab-radio-44767\" onclick=\"if( typeof grecaptcha=='undefined' ) { let cap_s=document.createElement( 'script' ); cap_s.src='https:\/\/www.google.com\/recaptcha\/api.js?render=6LeJFcsUAAAAAPsIEqvB1EebWbZfqRUe6ebMpGy7'; document.body.appendChild( cap_s ); }\">Contact<\/label><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Johnathan Jones has worked as a reporter, an editor, and producer in radio, television and digital media.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>  Johnathan &#8220;Kipp&#8221; Jones has worked as an editor and producer in radio and television. 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