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#332 Thoughts on Trump’s Conviction

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Does Trump’s felony conviction in the business records case in New York change the moral analysis about Trump? How should Christian citizens think through this case and the moral and political implications? Here are four reflections:

  1. Trump’s character (or lack thereof) matters.
  2. This case was a novel and questionable legal experiment.
  3. This legal conviction does not significantly change the moral equation.
  4. The Constitution is creaking.

    5. Notes:

    • A link to New York Penal Code 175.10.
    • Correction: Eugene Debs, not W.E.B Du Bois, ran for President from a prison cell while charged with violating the Sedition Act. W.E.B. Du Bois was a civil rights activist who led the Niagara Movement and later helped form the NAACP.
    • Article on the Appellate Division serving as the “13th Juror” in New York criminal cases.
    • In 2022, the first year Alvin Bragg served as Manhattan district attorney, his staff downgraded 52% of felonies that were screened to misdemeanors, an increase from prior years.
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