Trump’s trials: How much jeopardy is he really in?
Accusations of election manipulation and the mishandling of classified documents are just a few of the criminal charges former President Donald Trump faces across four criminal trials as the race for the White House gets underway. But is he really in jeopardy or will he succeed in turning his legal woes to his political advantage?
00:00 - How much jeopardy is Trump really in?
00:31 - The cases
03:05 - The risks
04:02 - Trump’s campaign
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Watching those spineless candidates only raise their hand after the crowd started cheering is a joke. The GOP has no moral compass whatsoever.
I noticed that too. Pathetic.
The GOP lost its moral compass under Ronald Reagan and it hasn’t gotten progressively worse since then. They have sunk so low that the best they can come up with is a lying narcissist with sociopathic tendencies who has more criminal charges against him then you can count on all your fingers and toes
Vivek went straight up, true commitment
The president cannot pardon himself for State convictions, such as Georgia.
He cannot by law, but if he does it anyway, are the American institutions strong enough to stop him? I'm not sure
It is *** utterly ridiculous *** that anyone can pardon themselves for anything. That's not a legal system. That's a criminal system.
@@alan- Well Said! Clearly, there shouldn't be ANY right to PARDON at all. This is just a means to nullify the legal system, and as we saw, a means to get people in positions of authority to do things they know are illegal, with a promise to pardon offered...maybe for a fee!
@@123456789987o As far as an actual pardon, it wouldn't matter what he 'does anyway', the state legal system simply will not recognize it. On the other hand, state to state extradition is sticky enough for regular offenders, if he just never went to Georgia it might be complicated to get him back there. But he would remain a convicted felon in the state of Georgia.
@@alan- It's just a penal system for most of us. Laws bend and justice isn't blind.
As with so much of the legal jeopardy that he finds himself in the fact remains that a lawful path was available to him in every instance but instead he chose to break the law. He has only himself to blame.
As a non US citizen it appears to me without any doubt that this whole affair is just a get square situation. My thoughts now are that the US being a so called country of freedom is deluding itself.
You have really drank in the mainstream media. So sad
He broke no laws. This is a political witch hunt.
@@robertchaplinyou’ve been misinformed
He's facing multiple trials. Which ones in particular do you feel are being used as a form of score settling and why?@@robertchaplin
He wouldn’t have these indictments and judgements if he hadn’t broken the law.
When some one breach the low it will get punish in same way , so far this didn’t happen to trump family no punishment see
He broke no laws. This is a political witch hunt.
but he thought that he is above the law!!!!!
@@ozzi394 he is above the law and he have proved , period
There ya go with all that “making sense” stuff… 🤷……
First time in my life (senior) and I'm sure many others, that I've heard of people still would vote for a multi-indicted felon to the highest office in the land, What has this nation come to. 🤦♂️
We are watching millions of so called Americans choose a man over their own great country. I can’t believe it. 🇺🇸
He’ll lose. Don’t pay much mind to polls.
Very scary!!!!!!
@@andrewpierce1588 People thought he would lose in 2016 too, just sayin'.
it alternate history stuff for sure. not since the days of NIxon (and watergate could be argued as being less of a deal than this bag of bad) have we seen what is in essence an organised crime organisation (trump INC) trying to run the country.
America has lost its way since Trump is so high in the polls. Mind boggling.
Really? That’s great, at least someone competent will be back in the White House. Biden is useless and demented, poor old guy needs to be in an elderly home.
Agreed, I'm not American so the amount of supporters he has is mind boggling. Is this history repeating itself like in Germany in 1930s?
He wouldn’t be so high in the poles if Biden wasn’t such a disaster
tiny, insignificant polls don't really reflect the eligible voting base.... I mean, who still watches TV? (where some of these polls are coming from)....a poll of about 700 people? pffft....
Trump pays for some of them. How much do you want to bet the right wing is funding a lot of the polls or the way the questions are asked. All that makes a difference. They can do with polls what they do with statistics: make it show what they want.
Shocking to see how little respect there is for law and order in the Republican party.
No matter what your political leanings are, you can't be so blind not to see how corrupt our legal system has become? Like him or not, Donald Trump has exposed the depths that AGs and prosecutors will go to manipulate charges that nobody else would have ever faced. There is no such thing as equal protection under the law any more. If this doesn't bother you because it is happening to someone you obviously don't like than you are complicate in the degradation of our society.
Didn't you see it coming with Reagan? At least the GOP got Nixon out, but Reagan is their hero. He set the course for sticking it to the working man in favor of the rich and corporations (disclosure - yes, he took my job along with a lot of others).
Also no respect for our military service members either. Trumpy thinks they’re all losers and the GOP says nothing and continues to support him.
It's kind of their M.O.
We had been waiting for indictments, now we are waiting for convictions.
And as the indictments did, they'll come. It takes some time.
stand back and stand by
@@secretname4190guess again.
*To upset a Liberal...tell them a lie.* *To upset a MAGAfan...tell them the truth.*
No, they just wouldn't listen. They do that all the time. If it's facts, ignore it; it must be "fake news"
The fact that you claim “Jesus” in your support of a party that supports baby killing tells me you have no idea who Jesus is. Please read the New Testament and get to know him better.
Truer words have never been spoken
wish gavin newsome was running in 24
Try the exact opposite. We have become a banana republic. Trump is our rightful president and won 2020.
I think the real question is….how much jeopardy are the American people in while this traitor and his cult followers remain free.
How do you explain how BuyDem got 80 million votes and Obama won with only 60 million?
Lock Him Up! Sump Trucks!
isn't it ironic that the guy who rose to prominence with the slogan lock her up is now calling locking him up political witch hunt?! Isn't it wild the party that didn't let go of Benghazi for 5 years want you to forget about the capitol attacks?! America is weird. And it needs to go.
On Death Row.
Lock him up.
_"How much jeopardy is he really in?"_ *He's going to prison.*
" Forgive them father for they know not what they do".... Next up to Mount Cavalry.
Dude, why are you commenting so many times on this video? Your comments are an hour apart. Did you watch this 5 minute video 12 times or are you a bot?
@@gadaadhoon look at the user name and comments. Like most of the comments here it's a bot.
Aaaahhh that is the dream - I won't believe it until I see it.
*Remember when the GOP had ethics, integrity, honor and respected the Rule of Law and our Constitution?* Me neither.
Ethics?!!! lol answer me this, would there be any charges against Trump if he never held office and is running again ? We know the answer and if you don’t you’re a fool, quiet down with your “ethics “ rhetoric.
Mitt Romney had integrity. But he was effectively driven out of the GOP.
No…and I’m 42.
they are horrible power hungry people, nothing else matters to them,,, bad, bad people have power to destry the country
Sorry, when was that? When Eisenhower was President?
It’s 2023 folks…..a ‘billionaire’ flashes his victim card and a room of people feel sorry for him.
I don’t think I will ever get used to that. But then I am one of those people who do NOT vote against their own interests and who is immune to whatever it is Trump does to these people.
So you can’t get a job at most establishments if you’re convicted of a felony but you can run for president.
Laws are only for the poor
Trump in New York was convicted and is in the sentencing is ongoing. So what you said he could be voted in to be President that is NO. Our Constitution says that cannot be Convicted of a crime and be President.
😅😂🤣
not a felon and definitely not convicted
He will be 😂
It’s weird to me that anyone with this much legal woes can be a candidate for president. That only happens in places he himself called sh!tholes. Something is seriously wrong in American politics if criminals are entitled to run for public office.
totally agree
I agree and I live here. You have no idea how terrifying, maddening and infuriating this is.
Jesus was hated for nothing too.
@@imperialmotoring3789 🙄😳🤭😂😂😂 You are seriously comparing Trump to Jesus?
@@Arulane No. I'm seriously comparing progressives to Pharisees.
*I like presidents who DON'T incite sedition.*
I like presidents who don’t fancy their daughters.
I like presidents who are not braindead.
@@frankman2 _"braindead."_ Describes tRump perfectly!
At least he knows who is alive and where he is. No way to defend Biden man. (edit) And can climb stairs@@JesusSaysMAGAtrashMAGAfilth
Trump says the trials are a "WITCH hunt." Does that mean he is confessing to be a witch?
No. A warlock.
😆
But the thing is there never were witches and all the accusations in witch hunts were falls
He is a devil
Yeah I guess people need to remind that dolt that witch hunts were real cuz there were women actually practicing witchcraft like in Salem,MA!!
Since when do convicted felons get to stay out of prison during appeals?
more accurately, since when can felon participate in democratic life? I thought they lost their right to vote but they can retain their vote to run for office?
@@mayasej Solid question. Are Georgia felons disenfranchised until they complete their sentence?
@@silverXnoise long after, felons need to do a complex jumping through hoop to get vote back.
@@mayasej The socialist candidate ran from prison in 1920. He got about 3% of the vote. Felons vote in some States but that is not relevant to a Federal election, which is regulated by federal law.
Actually, my second sentence is wrong because the constitution gives wide latitude to the States in running the a presidential election, so what happens exactly to convicted felons may change from state to state.
*Rumor has it that tRump is going to be tried as an adult.*
Diapers notwithstanding
If he took the insanity defense, most people would actually believe him.
Lock this criminal up NOW!!!
send all the migrants home
@@AlexMAGA2024 And leave the country to Native Americans?
Wasn't there a general that got jailed for improperly handling ONE classified document ?
Are you thinking of Petraeus? No jail.
The US constitution is pretty weak if someone behind bars can not only become president but can also potentially pardon himself. That's a very wide loophole.
I’m pretty sure a self pardon would go to the Supreme Court to decide whether he has the constitutional authority to do so… Unfortunately, I could see the Supreme Court going either way on that issue. I don’t think the constitution expected that issue to ever come up…but that’s what happens when you elect a reality TV star as president…sigh
It’s a four page document written 250 years ago. Do you expect it to account for every future possibility?
It was the one thing the forefathers of this country never accounted for, they never figured Americans would be dumb enough to voluntarily choose a power-hungry, blatant crook as their leader.
A loophole allowed property to become voting citizens
The supreme court is loaded up with trump appointed judges so don't count on them to be the guardrails
You failed to mention that he cannot pardon himself for State crimes and that Georgia has the provision in it's law that insists on felons serving at least 5 years of their sentence before being eligible for a pardon. So he may still go to prison for 5 years. There's also the civil trial that happening now that will bankrupt him before any of those trials start, so he's toast either way 😅
you paint a pretty picture Aaron, but the tRumpp monkey is a sly,sly creature. I unfortunately believe it will recieve another slapped wrist! If I'm wrong ........I'll buy the beers!
The video said he’ll attempt. There is nothing stopping Trump from successfully pardoning himself. If he gets as far as the presidency, the lack of accountability for his crimes will only make him commit more.
You forgot the trial in DC for insurrection.
Actually, Georgia law requires you to complete the full sentence, keep your nose clean for five years, and then you can ask for a pardon.
If Trump wins in 2024. No way a president will go to jail for state crimes. Just won’t happen. Those laws will not be enforced when it comes to a president.
The real question is : How much jeopardy is the US in ? !
How does that change any wrong doings of Trump? Why are you deflecting the topic?
How much jeopardy is the entire world in even? It's very concerning.
*Your Boss Putin is very **_PROUD_** of you MAGAfans!*
Putin peaked with Trump and brexit.
Very Well Put !!!
reductive and asinine comments like that end up helping people like Trump. What you say may be in line with the mainstream media narrative, but its demonstrably not true
@@dave8323 demonstrate it then.
In America you can run for president while incarcerated, but you cannot legally own a CDL license and smoke marijuana in the privacy of your home.
Recreational cannabis is legal in 24 states.
I need to get high to forget about trump
That doesn’t matter when a CDL is federal and they’re not exactly in agreement with state recreational laws
And you can't even vote for yourself!
The bigger picture is the amount of damage this does to our alliances. Allies would have to be crazy to rely on anything from USA beyond the short-term-gone are the days of unquestioning loyalty and unconditional friendship.
That was putins plan all along. Destroy American democracy from within.
Exactly. What docs are missing, copied, sold.... and Jared couldn't qualify for security clearance but returns from the middle east with 2B+ funding... what was sold your allies wonder😮
Try telling Australian politicians that
@@Heroball299 Perhaps their stance isn't real, but for use as bargaining chip with China.
4.35: "There's nothing opposing him running for office from behind bars." What a sorry commentary on the state of that country, and what a terrifying thought for the rest of the world that such an unmitigated scoundrel could have his stubby fingers on the nuclear button.
Very discouraging, we are living in a real present day dystopia
What terrifies me is we thought this could never happen. Nothing surprises me now. The USA has gone insane -- half of us anyway.
*If MAGAfans could actually **_think_** ...* *...they wouldn't be MAGAfans.*
Shocking. Terrifying. The delicate nature of democracy.
It’s not shocking if you understand that it is designed by and for lawyers.
Spoiler Alert: *Donny Fail-Fail will never be in office again!*
I think it would have been relevant to mention that most polls show a conviction in the criminal cases removing about a third of his support among Independents. That could be more than enough enough to flip the general election.
Let's hope so. Heaven knows how we're in this situation for a THIRD election. How half the population believes him I really don't understand.
We know about 1 in 5 GOP voters won't vote for Trump anyway. See the Georgia senate and run-off election last year. Same voters same day. 2.1m GOP voters voted for anti-Trump governor Kemp but only 1.7m for Trump-backed senate-wannabe Walker. 400,000 GOP voters turned up to a polling station and voted for Kemp but refused to vote for Walker.
I agree because Trump can't win solely with Republicans.
Who polled that question, do you have a link?
I just don't trust polls when it comes to young people or independents. Political junkies and old people answer polls.
Pence raised his hand - no wonder he bailed on his ridiculous campaign. The man has NO spine.
That's old news. He didn't have a spine in 2016 either.
Christians are like that
@@SpayAndNeuterChristiansNow you really have that as your handle?
@@Evan-xe3szChristians really have to come to terms with how they are now viewed by those not in their bubble. And it's their own hypocracy that makes many of them appear this way.
@@nevbaker7642 thanks. A few things. One, it depends on what bubble. Two, I agree. There are a lot of people that are much kinder than me. I am ashamed that I don’t care about people as much as I should. I think I would be even worse if I wasn’t a Christian, but it’s hard to know that for sure. Also, Christianity is more about the heart, which can be an excuse, but I think working on one’s heart is important. Our true motives are important, just like our actions.
But the Electoral College filter will delete him!
Remember when that guy beat 91 felony counts in court? Me neither. Fatty's going down.
Bro, imagine if he somehow doesn't, obviously it will be through sheer dumb luck. It's going to be game over for everyone. Because the average American will look at the outcome, other than the fact that he had 91 felony counts with some level of truth and foundation behind them. Not on one side or the other just thinking about the impossible and the implications it can have, because if I have learnt anything about the world nowadays it is that the impossible is very much possible.
The party of law and order, rarely cares about law and order for themselves...
*Ethics, Honesty, Integrity, Decency and Honor have no place in MAGAland.*
I've heard that when Trump wins the 2024 election and US democracy dies a toxic death the US will be renamed MAGAland.
Dude do you just copy and paste the same comments on every trump video? Are you a bot or do you just not have any kind of life outside this? If someone you cared about was doing this you would think they were unwell
I noticed that too.
@@isaiahdamron445 Its a bot, don't waste your time
You are 1000 % correct!
If he faces real jail time, he's going to run off to Russia!
Russia would have no further use for him.
I am so glad to be Canadian. Look north , that's democracy.
If I didn't love warm temperatures I'd be tempted to immigrate there -- but I wouldn't wish that to happen large scale. 😔 I'm convinced most of the USA is now completely insane.
im quite sure she was being sarcastic pal
@@dave8323 If she was being sarcastic then I'm pretty sure she is a FWEEDUMB Rider - Canada's version of a MAGAt.
*There's nothing that you can do about any of this, MAGAfans.* Too bad for you, huh?
Law and Order!!! Lock him up!
*There's **_LOTS_** more legal action to come for Donny Fail-Fail!* You MAGAfans can't stop it!
Dude, no MAGA read or watch The Economist. 😂
@@MM-sf3rl😂😂😂
@@MM-sf3rlThat's because they don't read. I have NEVER encountered an intelligent Trump supporter.
@@rocketassistedgoat1079how right you are
I think it should be Donny Fail-Fall.
"You can't have four indictments with 91 felony counts and not go to jail." - famous lawyer
This is the new America where crazies are everywhere , and apparently all of Trump's crimes are somehow "Political accusations" against him - I wonder if this "famous lawyer" will sprinkle salt on his words before he eats them?
*The Constitution and the Law doesn’t apply to Donny Fail-Fail, right MAGAfans?*
Clearly the constitution is weak if there's loopholes that allow someone to be president FROM PRISON and to be able to pardon himself for crimes. No developed nation has that issue except USA. Here in the UK even the smell of criminality from a PM is enough to have them removed with a vote of no confidence in a matter of days.
He has openly stated that he wants to re-write the constitution. Project 2025 wants to align all powers into the presidency and remove autonomy of the DOJ, SEC, FTC etc... these are people that literally want to destroy America from within and install "conservative" rule. He has openly stated that he will prosecute those that have attempted to hold him accountable and silence the voices against him by force. They ate already planning on using the insurrection act to mobilize the military against any demonstrations. If we don't vote... and vote decisively, all the way down the ticket. We are lost. This movement is not aligned with Trump, he is just the willing instigator. Project 2025 has been in contact with vivek and desantis. They have scores of lawyers ready to push the agenda and empower the litigation... this is the second step from the loading of conservative judges all around the country. Look at Cannon and how she is handling her Trump case.. slow rolling and paperless orders. Allowing delay and obfuscation. She is actively trying to push her trial past the election without actually pushing the trial date out (preventing GA from setting a trial in that time) We are living dangerously. I have been a republican my whole life. I have always said vote with your conscience and who is closely aligned with your values. Well it's time to denounce the Republicans and their alignment with this movement. Vote Democrat, vote independents, vote for anyone that denounces the destruction of what we have worked 250 Years to build.
This con artist is already guilty! Lock him up!
I don't know why I even watch any news anymore, all it does is make me depressed, angry, annoyed, or anxious
Even though I think the Mara Lago case is the strongest. That case Will unfortunately be moved back because he has Alien Cannon. If this was any other judge this case would’ve already been done he would be convicted
Who's "Alien Cannon"? Is this one of those Jewish space lasers I've been hearing so much about?
Unfortunately, this is exactly why I’m probably gonna have to vote for Biden again.
Sadly I don't see him being locked up. He will somehow weasle his way out of doing any time. Possibly house arrest.
If they deny him access to all media, that would work.
@@martinswitzer6534 That would be torture for Trump!
However much jeopardy he is in, it's not enough; his actions and choices brought all of this upon him -- and sadly, upon us. It's hard to imagine a person more unfit than him for POTUS -- and that applies to b '16, '20 and '24 and forever after.
"I am a victim" Geezus, this makes my stomach ill. Trump has to go to Prison or our Democracy and Justice System is a joke.
How much jeopardy is he in? Ask America. The ball is in their court. If they choose to elect this guy again then America has the president it deserves. You can't blame one guy when more than half the country supports him. You have to blame all of them and the system too.
Agree
People walk free from 90 felony charges EVERYDAY in courtrooms here in America. 😆
What is most mind boggling isn’t Trump, but his continued level of support. A sad time that so many Americans are illiterate and lack basic deductive reasoning. 😢😢
This speaks plainly to the amount of money, trillions on the military and underfunding education. This is the result and sadly you can't reverse it in short period of time
The nihilistic absurdity of American politics is truly breathtaking.
But what happens if for some unforseen reason he is assassinated?
People looking at Trump as a roll model is very dangerous to our children
Role
The graphics team who worked on this deserve a gold star! They’re simple, effective, and enhance the story. 👏
Totally agree ... helped me understand the background.
America we have to save this country before it get worse than this..Lock this dictator up and his minions.
Lock him up
I'd be very surprised if Trump is even allowed to run again. Several states are already taking steps to make sure his name is removed from the ballot within the state. Let's hope they are successful.
LoL who cares about sh*thole California?
Minnesota has already ruled he can be on their ballot. That line isn't going to work, no matter what the Constitution says. All hail the 2nd Amendment but not the 14th.
Well, this video just adds all kinds of cheer to my already depressed day
Trump needs speedy trials, and even speedier convictions.
Why do you say that? It’s the people and democracy of the US that needs the speedy conviction, not trump.
@@MrDino1953 That's what I said: Trump's conviction -- and moreover his imprisonment -- will give me peace of mind.
How Much, you ask? Try up to 60 YEARS in A Federal Prison!
Nothing like the straight goods. Thanks.
Very scary
Nucular?! From the Economist?!
You've finally realised the truth about the credentials of the Economist.
GUILTY. Man I cannot wait to hear those words applied to this man.
Nothing we didn’t already know.😠
4:56 we are fully living in an episode of Parks and Rec
He has become a political question - something above the law. So, consequently, the issue of Trump’s jeopardy is a matter for our political will!
That literally didn’t answer the question that the video title suggested would be covered.
Jack Smith is not involved in the docs case that’s judge cannon. Pretty bad mistake
*Donny Fail-Fail will never be in office again.* Too bad for you MAGAfans, huh?
GUILTY!
It's insane how many zombies still support him.
Well How much jeopardy ? I thought this article was going to point out trumps legal exposure in sentence maximums. .?
The title of the video did not match the content. I was not informed of how Trump's trials are jeopardizing him.
Doesn't answer the headline question
I think the answer has to be: not enough, sadly.
All this article does is state the facts that anyone who follows the news already knows.
Yes, what’s your problem with that?
He’s only got himself to blame for putting himself in this position in the first place. But, why is he getting all the blame for this mess? We’re talking about someone who was the most powerful individual in the world only half a dozen years ago. What is the end goal planned for him? Is it jail? Or is it worse? In whose advantage is it when he’s left destitute because of these court cases and isn’t able to make comeback and challenge the opposition’s preferred candidates from within their own circle? Who benefits when he completely loses his marbles and ends up in a mental institution? Who gains from him essentially not existing? Who is stepping away from any responsibility right now so when it goes wrong for him as planned they can say ‘don’t look at us, this wasn’t our fault’?
Continued Voter Preference For TRUMP Speaks Volumes To The Loss Of Personal Moral Integrity In This Country. Robert Beauchamp US Army 1968-1972
Thank you for your service and your clear message.
How is this man not in prison yet!!
A historic embarrassment. Let's move on from this clown.
Always the victim, never the crook! Reworded for accuracy: Always the crook, never the victim …
That he's not in prison until trial over the doc's bothers me and I'm not even from the united states.
The system is slow and deliberate. We must wait patiently for these outcomes. That is part of our democracy. I still have faith that the right thing will happen.
Remove the Tax Exempt Status of American Churches and fund Education!
that was some scary video
cheap bathrooms,tacky
We're really living in the darkest timeline
Did this video answer their own question?
Really? Does the Economist have to rely on a combo of clickbait headlines and warmed-up info from last month?
Repeat after me: pro-se-cu-tor. Four syllables, the last of them beginning with a T. (You can use that T you're using in the middle of Why-Towss, when you let it go ack to being White House if you like. But that still leaves you with a couple of problems with courT, twenTy, and guilTy. )
Yup. Bothers me too.
Sicknesses on display
I better go turn myself in for this speeding ticket
Tax the rich, save the world