On Monday June 3, printed eleven letters on Donald Trump’s trial, all stemming from an editorial and article by Greg Sheridan in the weekend edition. Sheridan’s article accurately described the trial as being part of a politically motivated witch-hunt; a monstrous attack on US democracy. Eleven out of the eleven letters, presumably all of the letters fit to print, took a contrary view.
The letters came from places across all of the mainland states. Simon Gamble (Qld) bemoans the possibility of America being led by “a convicted criminal.” Peter Tesch (NSW) refers to the jury as “12 impartial citizens, who quickly delivered a unanimous verdict.
Trust in the US justice system has been upheld.” Martin Walton (Qld) notes that “Donald Trump has shown no contrition since his conviction.” David Salter (NSW) finds the verdict “a practical expression of US democratic principles, not an attack on them.
” Kevin Burke (Vic) describes Trump as “a narcissistic convicted criminal.” Mark Tomkinson (WA) asserts that Trump’s conviction wasn’t a dark day for America but “akin to the end of a second Dark Age.” Susan McLochlan (Qld) asserts that Trump was “found guilty of paying ‘hush’ money” (he wasn’t; that’s not a crime) and contemplates the Statue of Liberty being embarrassed that he could still run for president from a prison cell while puffing on Cuban cigars (Trump neither smokes nor drinks).
Suzanne Germain (Qld) chides Sheridan for failing to men.