Many #Trump allies had been secretly rooting for an #acquittal. The talking points wrote themselves: It would have been yet more evidence that the #UnitedStates #justice system was rigged in favor of #Bidens & against Trumps. Tues’s #guilty #verdict was inconvenient to that narrative.

Even more valuable would have been the #fundraising potential.

#gaslighting #ConspiracyTheories #USpol #law #HunterBiden
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/11/us/politics/donald-trump-hunter-biden.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb

In #edited videos, #Republican ofcls & allies of #Trump repeatedly tried to turn #Biden’s visit into a highlight reel of senior moments & missteps….Trump, who turns 78 on Fri, has also repeatedly attacked Biden over his age & fitness, & regularly shares videos of the president looking frail.

But an examination of video feeds from the events in France, makes clear that the selected clips were edited to present a particularly damaging — & *misleading* [false] — picture.

#gaslighting #propaganda

The #legal fight over the #2024election has begun

Trump's team is more focused so far on building a sprawling network of "#ElectionIntegrity" #lawyers & #PollWatchers than on rounding up organizers & door knockers to reach voters.

It's a sign that 5 months before Election Day, the legal battle is underway —& that Trump PLANS to cry "rigged" if he loses, as it did after the #2020election & his #felony #convictions.

#gaslighting #autocracy #democracy #BidenHarris2024
https://www.axios.com/2024/06/02/legal-battle-2024-election-begun-biden-trump