Donald Trump as Felon: The Fallout

To the Editor:

Re “Conviction Acts as Rallying Cry for Republicans” (front page, June 1):

This may be too much to ask of citizens who have already given so much, but it could be immensely powerful if one or more jurors from former President Donald Trump’s hush money trial publicly explained how they arrived at 34 counts of guilty to reaffirm that he received a fair trial. For the safety of the jurors, perhaps there is a way to do this without divulging their identities.

This won’t silence the Republican leaders rallying to the ex-president, but it may resonate with average Americans looking for a fair and truthful voice to explain why the former president is now a convicted felon.

David Baldwin
Petaluma, Calif.

To the Editor:

There have been a number of letters and opinion pieces criticizing the district attorney, Alvin Bragg, claiming that he has been too creative weaving existing laws together in order to make the case for a felony versus a misdemeanor, and that the charges would have never been brought if Donald Trump had been an ordinary citizen.

I don’t doubt this is true, and I applaud Mr. Bragg for the courage of his conviction (pun intended) and creativity. The jurors didn’t seem to have any problem with his case.

We need to be reminded of other prosecutors in history who have been lauded for courageously and creatively making cases against mobsters who have been too clever by half avoiding obvious charges for their well-known criminal behavior.

Elizabeth Bjorkman
Lexington, Mass.

To the Editor:

I’m confused. This guy gets convicted of 34 felonies. While awaiting sentencing he accuses the judge of being “a devil.” The same judge who can send him up the river. I must be missing something.