He said 39 we're saying 34.
It was still a huge chunk of change. It may even have crashed the website,
right, Jordan? How is President Trump or former
President Trump Guilty on 34 counts, 34 felonies.
Raising so much money right now. We saw the same thing play out when
Donald Trump was indicted last year. In four criminal cases, a rush of
Republican support from his hardcore base rallying around him.
These are people who buy into his claim that these prosecutions are politically
motivated. And so they're coming out to demonstrate
their support for the Republican presidential nominee.
Now, whether he can sustain that momentum and also make the same appeal
to independent voters in battleground states remains to be seen.
Exactly. And we will see that throughout the
coming weeks. You have to wonder about the bigger
donors, though, what will flow in from them and how can they possibly support a
criminal. You know, it's a great question.
This criminal conviction is a watershed moment in U.S.
politics. If Donald Trump were to win the
election, it would raise a lot of questions about the rule of law.
But these Wall Street billionaires don't seem to be asking a lot of those
questions. They are throwing their financial
support behind Donald Trump. You mentioned Miriam Adelson, Stephen
Schwarzman. Bill Ackman has indicated he's willing
to go there as well. And for them, it seems to be the bottom
line that Trump is promising lower taxes, a lower regulation, and they seem
to value that over all of the other concerns that a second Donald Trump
presidency might prompt. Will there be any kind of court
challenges about the legality of donating money to a criminal in
circumstances like this? You know, it's interesting question.
They are donating to his political committee, so they're not doing anything
to Trump personally. I'm not sure there would be any legal
barriers there. But there are some practical questions
for Donald Trump in his sentencing in the New York case is going to be on July
11th. That's only four days before the
Republican National Convention is due to begin.
And then if he is sentenced to jail, a lot of people think he won't be.
But if he is, you know, how would that even work out for a major party
presidential nominee? And not to mention a former president
who's under Secret Service protection. So this really all goes to show how the
US now is in uncharted waters with, you know, someone who could be president
being a convicted felon. I suppose if you're going to give money
to Donald Trump, now is the time, right? Because now is when it's going to be
most noticed. Presumably, if you were a big money
donor, a big Wall Street donor, though, that doesn't preclude you from also
donating to everybody else if you want to write.
Sure. And some Wall Street donors have chosen
to still withhold support for Donald Trump and focus on down ballot races.
So House candidates, Senate candidates, candidates for state governors.
One of those is Kathy Griffin, who hasn't gotten into the race for Donald
Trump yet. And so that shows there still is some
skittishness there among some big Wall Street donors.
But we are seeing some big names, you know, rush into the fire here, kind of
disregarding any concerns about this criminal conviction, because they seem
to value their financial bottom line above all else.
