RFK Jr. Condemns Trump Verdict as ‘Profoundly Undemocratic’

Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a lifelong Democrat who recently turned Independent, defended former President Donald Trump on Thursday after a Manhattan jury returned a guilty verdict against him. The trial, led by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg — backed by Democrat megadonor George Soros — has been marred by accusations of political bias from the outset.

Kennedy criticized the Democratic Party's approach, stating, “The Democratic Party’s strategy is to beat President Trump in the courtroom rather than the ballot box,” he posted on X. “This will backfire in November. Even worse, it is profoundly undemocratic. America deserves a President who can win at the ballot box without compromising our government’s separation of powers or weaponizing the courts.”

The trial saw Trump convicted on all 34 counts of falsifying business records related to hush-money payments. Critics have pointed to numerous issues they claim illustrate a bias against Trump, including the legal theory used to bring the charges, the judge’s political donations, and the jury’s instructions.

RFK Jr. continued his defense, arguing that democracy cannot be preserved by undermining its principles. “You can’t save democracy by destroying it first,” he stated. “The Democrats are afraid they will lose in the voting booth, so instead they go after President Trump in the courtroom.”

Kennedy's sentiments were echoed by former Illinois Democrat Governor Rod Blagojevich, who has also faced legal battles. Blagojevich took to X, declaring, “I love Trump more today than ever! When you’ve lived through it yourself you recognize when they do it to someone else. The political fix was in from the beginning. Disgraceful and corrupt convictions of the leading candidate from the opposition party by a handpicked politicized Dem judge who denied a former President a chance to put on a defense and allowed ridiculously unlawful jury instructions. That Dem Judge and those Dem prosecutors ought to go right to F’n jail for what they are doing to our democracy and our country.”

Kennedy’s and Blagojevich’s defenses of Trump highlight the growing concern over perceived political weaponization of the legal system. As the 2024 election approaches, these events underscore the contentious and divided nature of the current political landscape.

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