{"id":56599,"date":"2023-03-27T13:55:01","date_gmt":"2023-03-27T20:55:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=56599"},"modified":"2023-03-27T13:55:01","modified_gmt":"2023-03-27T20:55:01","slug":"jon-stewarts-snarky-swipe-at-nutty-notion-that-a-trump-indictment-would-make-him-a-martyr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=56599","title":{"rendered":"Jon Stewart’s Snarky Swipe at Nutty Notion that a Trump Indictment Would Make Him a Martyr"},"content":{"rendered":"

As the walls close in on Donald Trump, he is descending ever further into an abyss of self-pity, victimhood, and malicious lies and insults aimed at the prosecutors who seek to hold him accountable for his multitude of crimes. His posts on his floundering Twitter ripoff, Truth Social<\/a><\/strong>, are drenched with the fear and desperation of a cornered rat.<\/p>\n

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Trump’s attacks on law enforcement range from outrageously false to blisteringly vicious as he attempts to convince his glassy-eyed cult followers that he is being persecuted<\/a><\/strong> by a cabal of satanic, George Soros-sponsored communists determined to drag him into the pits of hell – a destination he has been setting for himself for decades. And it’s clear that Trump’s anxieties are weighing on him as he converts his fear into threats.<\/p>\n

RELATED: Trump Warns of \u2018Death and Destruction\u2019 if He is Indicted for Crimes that He Actually Committed<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

The prospect of Trump being indicted has driven debate among the pundit and political class, with his most devoted defenders latching unto the preposterous notion that if charges were brought against him it would boost his popularity and secure his electoral victory in 2024.<\/p>\n

They might be right if they are only considering Trump’s position among his staunchly loyal disciples. They have already proven that nothing he does (assaulting women, stealing classified documents, consorting with Russians, dining with Nazis, inciting insurrections, etc.) could shake their blind adoration of him. However, the broader American public is already tired of, and disgusted by, his antics<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The idiotic idea that an indictment would bolster Trump was addressed in an interview of Jon Stewart by CNN’s Fareed Zakaria. And Stewart was on top of his game when he laid into those who embrace the “Trump as martyr”<\/em> narrative…<\/p>\n

Zakaria:<\/strong> There are people who say “Yes, yes. Indict him because he has, in fact, broken the laws.” And there are other people who say “This is gonna turn him into a martyr. This is his path to redemption.”
\nStewart (sarcastically):<\/strong> I think the law should always take into account someone’s popularity. I mean, what’s happened to our country? It’s as though you can’t even commit financial fraud anymore. You can’t inflate the value of your property when you need a loan, and then deflate it with taxes. The next thing you know they’re going to send YOU to jail instead of your lawyer, and your accountant, and your campaign manager, and everyone else around you. The idea that someone may face accountability, who’s that rich and powerful, is outrageous, and this country shouldn’t stand for it.
\nZakaria:<\/strong> But what if it turns out to be his “get out of jail free” pass? People see him as a martyr?
\nStewart:<\/strong> We either have the rule of law, or we have no rule of law. The rule of law does not take into account if that might make you a martyr to somebody.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Stewart: What\u2019s happened to our country? It\u2019s as though you can't even commit financial fraud anymore.. The next thing you know they're going to send you to jail instead of your lawyer and your accountant and your campaign manager and everyone else around you. pic.twitter.com\/AvXWcveE8O<\/a><\/p>\n

— Acyn (@Acyn) March 26, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n