Elon Musk to Host Town Hall on X for Trump After Slamming Guilty Verdict
Elon Musk is set to host a town hall on X for former President Donald Trump, following Trump’s conviction on 34 counts of falsifying business records. A similar event is planned for independent presidential hopeful Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
On Thursday, a Manhattan jury found Trump guilty in relation to payments made to adult entertainment star Stormy Daniels during the 2016 presidential election. Musk reacted strongly to the verdict, stating, “great damage was done.”
“If a former President can be criminally convicted over such a trivial matter — motivated by politics, rather than justice — then anyone is at risk of a similar fate,” Musk wrote in a post on X.
Trump’s sentencing is scheduled for July 11, just days before the Republican Party’s national convention on July 15. Following the jury’s decision, Trump blamed President Joe Biden, calling the verdict a “rigged decision.”
“This was done by the Biden administration in order to hurt an opponent, a political opponent, and I think it’s just a disgrace,” Trump said.
Indeed, great damage was done today to the public’s faith in the American legal system.
If a former President can be criminally convicted over such a trivial matter – motivated by politics, rather than justice – then anyone is at risk of a similar fate. https://t.co/zrHCyIZazh
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 31, 2024
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