{"id":2258386,"date":"2024-06-03T09:02:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-03T13:02:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/spin-cycle-the-verdict-is-in-and-the-verdict-is-spin\/"},"modified":"2024-06-03T09:06:26","modified_gmt":"2024-06-03T13:06:26","slug":"spin-cycle-the-verdict-is-in-and-the-verdict-is-spin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/spin-cycle-the-verdict-is-in-and-the-verdict-is-spin\/","title":{"rendered":"Spin Cycle: Spin is the Final Verdict"},"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\">14<\/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%2Fspin-cycle-the-verdict-is-in-and-the-verdict-is-spin%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=2258386&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\u2063 Daily Wire offers a recap of Trump&#8217;s \u200btrial aftermath and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chinese-media-russia-is-too-weak-for-a-confrontation-with-nato\/\" title=\"Chinese Media: Russia Is Too Weak for a 'Confrontation with NATO'\">political reactions<\/a> on June 2. Donna Brazile\u2063 criticizes GOP &#8220;spin&#8221; on the trial, while others \u2064discuss its\u2062 impact on\u2062 Trump&#8217;s prospects. Legal team plans \u200dto appeal. Comments on potential electoral effects surface. Schiff rebukes Trump&#8217;s statements, warning against appealing to violence. Democrats cautioned not \u200cto overextend. On June\u200c 2, The Daily Wire summarized the aftermath\u200b of Trump&#8217;s trial and political \u200bresponses. Donna Brazile criticized the GOP&#8217;s spin on the trial, while others analyzed its impact on Trump&#8217;s future. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/9-key-points-from-trump-campaign-press-conference-on-challenges-to-election-results\/\" title=\"9 Key Points from Trump Campaign Press Conference on Challenges to Election Results\">legal team<\/a> \u200bintends to appeal, and\u2064 discussions on electoral \u200cimplications emerged. Schiff condemned\u200b Trump&#8217;s remarks, advising against inciting violence, and Democrats were warned not to push too far.  <\/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>For those who don\u2019t spend their Sunday mornings glued to the television \u2014 and their Sunday afternoons attempting to dig through a week\u2019s worth of network and cable news media spin \u2014 The Daily Wire has compiled a short summary of what you may have missed.<\/p>\n<p>June 2 marked the first full slate of Sunday shows following the verdict in former President Donald Trump\u2019s hush-money trial \u2013 a Manhattan jury found him guilty on all 34 counts \u2014 and since that was likely the only one of Trump\u2019s trial to be held prior to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/campaign-2024-an-early-look-at-the-possible-republican-contenders\/\" title=\"Campaign 2024: An Early Look At The Possible Republican Contenders\">2024 presidential election<\/a>, Democrats and media talking heads were out in full force ready to deliver the spin.<\/p>\n<p>On ABC\u2019s <strong>\u201cThis Week,\u201d<\/strong> former Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Donna Brazile \u2014 best known for her efforts to hand off debate questions to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton ahead of a debate \u2014 complained that it was the Republicans who were putting a \u201cspin\u201d on the Manhattan trial.<\/p>\n<p>Brazile complained that \u201cspin\u201d from the GOP regarding Trump\u2019s trial \u2014 which mirrors concerns raised by liberal law professor Jonathan Turley and CNN legal analyst Elie Honig, among others \u2014 was \u201cgetting quite old,\u201d and argued that \u201cto have the presumptive nominee of one major political party facing jail time or facing probation \u2026 it\u2019s a huge deal and this is not the place for spin.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Former DNC chair <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/donnabrazile?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@DonnaBrazile<\/a> says the GOP \u201cspin\u201d on Trump\u2019s conviction is \u201cgetting quite old.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo have the presumptive nominee of one major political party facing jail time or facing probation\u2026it\u2019s a huge deal and this is not the place for spin.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VQaG5qbcPM\">https:\/\/t.co\/VQaG5qbcPM<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ko6dAfBQ6J\">pic.twitter.com\/Ko6dAfBQ6J<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 This Week (@ThisWeekABC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ThisWeekABC\/status\/1797323002096271857?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 2, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Politico\u2019s Jonathan Martin also weighed in, saying that Trump\u2019s guilty verdict would hurt him in the \u201cmargins\u201d \u2014 among the independents and those on the fence \u2014 and added that he believed the margins may very well be what decides the 2024 election. \u201cThis is definitely going to hurt Trump in those handful of states, especially with an important group of voters,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Former Pres. Trump\u2019s conviction \u201cfires up his base, but it\u2019s not growing his vote,\u201d Politico\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jmart?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@jmart<\/a> says.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a margins election\u2026This is definitely going to hurt Trump in those handful of states, especially with an important group of voters.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ri8cCmIjJD\">https:\/\/t.co\/Ri8cCmIjJD<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/guK5erTqg9\">pic.twitter.com\/guK5erTqg9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 This Week (@ThisWeekABC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ThisWeekABC\/status\/1797315452546269229?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 2, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Will Scharf, a member of Trump\u2019s legal team, pushed back \u2014 and said that the case against Trump was \u201creplete with reversible error,\u201d suggesting the jury\u2019s verdict and Judge Juan Merchan\u2019s conduct might not withstand an appeal.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u201cThe president\u2019s going to cooperate with the pre-sentence investigation and we\u2019re going to speedily appeal this unjust verdict,\u201d former Pres. Trump\u2019s attorney Will Scharf tells <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GStephanopoulos?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@GStephanopoulos<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think this case is replete with reversible error.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JwY684N0mM\">https:\/\/t.co\/JwY684N0mM<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EHVXMcaUZl\">pic.twitter.com\/EHVXMcaUZl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 This Week (@ThisWeekABC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ThisWeekABC\/status\/1797264579367408032?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 2, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>CBS\u2019 Robert Costa was ready with his analysis on <strong>\u201cFace the Nation,\u201d<\/strong> warning that some Republicans might not have the stomach to vote for Trump following his guilty verdict. He argued that even though some of Trump\u2019s supporters seemed more ready to vote for him than ever, the trial could hurt him among those who were less die-hard.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s a real concern that some traditional Republican, suburban Republicans, might look at someone being called a convicted felon and say, \u2018I really can\u2019t go there,\u2019 even as it motivates so many of Trump\u2019s core supporters,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Some top Republicans across the country are privately saying \u201cthey\u2019re not ruling out the possibility that Trump could be in prison when he accepts the nomination\u201d from the party in July, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/costareports?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CostaReports<\/a> says.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s a real concern that some traditional Republican, suburban\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8VVWATh2HU\">pic.twitter.com\/8VVWATh2HU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Face The Nation (@FaceTheNation) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FaceTheNation\/status\/1797281851028935027?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 2, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>But Governor Doug Burgum (R-N.D.) \u2014 who is reported to be among Trump\u2019s top vice presidential prospects \u2014 pointed to recent polling and argued that a fair of those suburban voters were not even following the trial or its outcome because it didn\u2019t have any real impact on their lives.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cInflation affects them,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u201cAmericans are going to come back to the issues that affect them, because this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/burgum-americans-will-vote-on-issues-that-affect-them-like-inflation-not-trumps-trial\/\" title=\"Burgum: Americans to Focus on 'Inflation' Over Trump's Trial\">trial outcome doesn\u2019<\/a>t affect them,\u201d North Dakota\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovDougBurgum?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@GovDougBurgum<\/a>, who is being considered as Donald Trump\u2019s running mate, says about the Trump verdict\u2019s potential impact on the election.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTheir\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qGgmxqvHqq\">pic.twitter.com\/qGgmxqvHqq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Face The Nation (@FaceTheNation) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FaceTheNation\/status\/1797283542092701989?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 2, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) joined CNN\u2019s <strong>\u201cState of the Union\u201d<\/strong> to discuss the case and he smiled smugly as he chastised Trump: \u201cIf you don\u2019t want to be tried in front of a New York jury, then maybe don\u2019t commit so many crimes in New York City. It\u2019s pretty simple.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">SCHIFF: \u201cIf you don\u2019t want to be tried in front of a New York jury, then maybe don\u2019t commit so many crimes in New York City. It\u2019s pretty simple.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TFfgRQooig\">pic.twitter.com\/TFfgRQooig<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 State of the Union (@CNNSOTU) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CNNSOTU\/status\/1797282542397067315?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 2, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Schiff, who failed to present adequate evidence that Trump \u201ccolluded with Russia\u201d in 2016 and failed again to present adequate evidence that Trump instigated the January 6th riot, doubled down: \u201cThis is another dangerous appeal to violence,\u201d Schiff said of Trump\u2019s claim that it would be \u201ctough for the public to take\u201d if he were sentenced to jail time.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u201cThis is another dangerous appeal to violence.\u201d<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepAdamSchiff?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RepAdamSchiff<\/a> condemns Donald Trump\u2019s recent comment that \u201cit\u2019d be tough for the public to take\u201d if he\u2019s sentenced to jail or house arrest, and \u201cat a certain point, there\u2019s a breaking point.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RQHZ4RxWj9\">pic.twitter.com\/RQHZ4RxWj9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 State of the Union (@CNNSOTU) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CNNSOTU\/status\/1797282494577819989?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 2, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Commentator Scott Jennings warned that Democrats were well on their way to getting out over their skis: \u201cDemocrats can overplay their hand on this.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">How should Democrats respond to Trump\u2019s felony convictions?<br \/> One GOP pollster suggests caution: \u201cDemocrats can overplay their hand on this.\u201d<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ScottJenningsKY?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ScottJenningsKY<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Bakari_Sellers?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Bakari_Sellers<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KSoltisAnderson?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@KSoltisAnderson<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepAuchincloss?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RepAuchincloss<\/a> join CNN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kasie?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Kasie<\/a> to discuss on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CNNSOTU?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CNNSOTU<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ox1CwJ6wl2\">pic.twitter.com\/Ox1CwJ6wl2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 State of the Union (@CNNSOTU) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CNNSOTU\/status\/1797292408587076074?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 2, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>And since everyone else was playing her favorite song, of course former White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki was only too happy to sing along. On MSNBC\u2019s <strong>\u201cInside with Jen Psaki,\u201d<\/strong> she and former FBI Director James Comey talked about what it might look like if Trump actually did go to jail.<\/p>\n<p>According to Comey, it \u201cseems unlikely, but I\u2019ve never seen a defendant beg for it more.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jrpsaki?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@jrpsaki<\/a>: \u201cDo you think Trump\u2019s going to be wearing an ankle bracelet or be in jail after the sentencing?\u201d<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Comey?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Comey<\/a>: \u201cSeems unlikely, but I\u2019ve never seen a defendant beg for it more.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hBX6cp0cAS\">pic.twitter.com\/hBX6cp0cAS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Inside with Jen Psaki (@InsideWithPsaki) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/InsideWithPsaki\/status\/1797311809818394978?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 2, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For those not glued to Sunday morning TV, The Daily Wire offers a quick recap of news spin. 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