Donald Trump Bemoans the Injustice of Facing No Consequences

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

62% : Trump, with Merchan's permission, appeared virtually, via Microsoft Teams.
61% : Last spring, when Trump sat through a weeks-long trial in Judge Juan Merchan's courtroom, it almost seemed like the rules would, finally, apply to him.
45% : Yes, he was the presumptive Republican Presidential nominee, and, yes, the trial was held under oppressively tight security restrictions, and, yes, Merchan gave Trump leeway to viciously bash the court, the prosecutors, the witnesses, and the jury in ways not typically tolerated from criminal defendants.
41% : It had always been thought unlikely that this case would end with jail time, or some other serious consequence, for Trump.
38% : "This defendant has caused enduring damage to public perception of the criminal-justice system," Steinglass said.
31% : It was a "sad" day for Trump, Blanche said, and for the country.
29% : "He was allowed to talk as if he were George Washington," Trump said.
27% : While Blanche was speaking, Trump was mostly frowning, and looking off camera.
23% : He excoriated Trump, accusing him of breeding "disdain" for the rule of law, and of putting those involved in the trial in "harm's way."
22% : Plus:Eric LachStaff writerThis morning, I headed to chilly lower Manhattan to witness the criminal sentencing of Donald Trump.

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