While justice for rich white men of power moves at a snail’s pace in the US, with the backing of US oligarchs, the Murdoch and right-wing media, Putin’s online hackers, Elon Musk’s X, the religious hard right, and the conservative appointees on the Supreme Court, it will be interesting to see if nobody truly is above the law (“ Trump found guilty ” May 31). Alan Marel, North Curl Curl Donald Trump leaves the courtroom. Credit: AP Most Americans who voted for Trump in 2016 knew that he was a shady businessman and that he had the morals of an alley cat.
His moral baseness, broadcast for all to hear on the Access Hollywood tape, was to his followers just a sexual peccadillo. The guilty verdict has only confirmed what his base already knew and more pointedly either excused or ignored. Such is his messianic-like following that the guilty verdict will only add martyrdom to his already “chosen one” status.
Expect hagiography, not condemnation. Trevor Somerville, Illawong Trump would be well advised to keep his mouth shut right now. His arrogant and derisive comments must be sailing dangerously close to contempt of court.
Meredith Williams, Baulkham Hills Still in denial, still playing the victim and still lashing out at anyone who doesn’t buy his coercion, his manipulation and his selfishness. A foot-stamping narcissist who can’t handle rejection and who has no capacity to admit human frailty or have regard to the rights and feelings of anyone else. But we shouldn�.