It's not often you get to use "convicted felon" and "former president of the United States" in a sentence. Never is how often in the last 236 years.
It isn't because of tradition that no president had ever been charged with a crime. It's because, for the most part, we haven't elected criminals. The one who stood the best chance of going to jail post-presidency, Richard Nixon, was pardoned of all federal crimes by his successor because he resigned and disappeared.
But now I can write former president of the United States Donald Trump is a convicted felon, which is a lot heavier than just being able to write former president Trump is the loser of several civil and business court cases in the last few years. I won't rub it in by repeating 33 more times. It's kind of sad, to be honest.
His apologists want you to believe the whole thing was orchestrated by the guy who can't seem to orchestrate his son out of the courtroom. It was a political hit job by the party who can make that happen but can't stop the trial of one of its currently sitting senior U.S. Representatives.
The truth is Trump was found guilty of all 34 felony acts by unanimous agreement of 12 citizens, some who voted for him, approved to be on the jury equally by the defense and the prosecution. It only took two days for the jury to deliberate and convict on every count. Obviously, all twelve were convinced.
Technically, he won't officially be convicted until sentencing which is a couple of months off, I know the rules. I'll cop to fudging the rule. But Trump won't cop to any rule fudging.
It looks, thanks to the fact he packed the courts, like Trump won't have any further convictions before the election. If he's re-elected, the trial for sharing classified documents will not happen. It's still possible the Supreme Court he put 3 people on could rule former presidents can't be prosecuted for any crime.
The same three people who happily voted to take away a woman's right to body autonomy. The ones who declared a woman does not have the right to get the medical care she needs, even if her health is threatened.
That's the mentality and the reality that makes the United States by far the deadliest of the world's richest countries to get pregnant in. According to recent studies, there are over 22 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births in the United States. Our closest competitor, Chile, had only 14. Half of the 14 countries had less than 5 maternal deaths per 100,000. Norway had 0.
The reason that is, if you're confused, is because we're the only one of the fourteen richest countries who allow preachers and insurance adjusters to make medical decisions for people.
If you're wondering what those judges will be working on next, look no further than the senate. A bill to guarantee access to contraceptives for all Americans was rejected by all but two (both female) Republican senators this week.
You know it won't be long before condoms are hard to find in Mississippi.