Sunday’s opinion page in the Sun Sentinel published 12 letters from readers in response to Donald Trump’s conviction on 34 criminal counts.
The six letters from MAGA supporters consistently used terms like “rigged,” “weaponized,” “travesty” and “joke.”
To the best of my knowledge, not one of these individuals was present in the New York City courtroom to hear the evidence presented by the prosecution, or the arguments by the defense.
Yet, without a shred of supporting evidence, they are certain that their judgment is more accurate than the 12 individuals who spent weeks listening to such “Trump haters” as David Pecker and Hope Hicks and who toiled for about 10 hours to conclude that Trump was guilty as charged.
In addition, they assert, again without evidence, that President Joe Biden is directly responsible for “persecuting” his likely opponent in a case that was begun in 2018 — before Biden was president.
Yes, May 30, 2024 was a sad day in our nation’s history. But it’s not because a former president was determined to not be above the law after all. It was a sad day because, despite the fact that he is a convicted felon, so many people still think he’s qualified to be president of the United States.
Jerry Barkan, Pompano Beach
Delay, deny and appeal
In a world where anything can be perceived as the truth or a lie, how about this: The recent conviction and continued persecution of former President Trump is not a case of election interference, as he and his supporters are suggesting.
In fact, the Trump campaign for President is interfering with the prosecution of a man who has never before been held accountable for his crimes, his actions or his words, while many people around him have been jailed on his behalf.
The only reason the other three pending cases against Trump have not yet been adjudicated is because of his strategy of delay, deny and appeal. These cases were initiated well before Trump announced his intention to run for President again.
No one is above the law.
Fernando Sereix, Cooper City
You said it all
A unanimous jury has spoken. Their verdict was right. No man is above the law.
Trump, the GOP and MAGA are a disgrace beyond belief.
Fred Grimm’s farewell column and the Sun Sentinel’s June 1 editorial (“Now, a convicted felon could be president”) said it all.
Sheila Cesarano, Fort Lauderdale
The Rick Scott record
As John O’Brien noted in his Another Viewpoint essay, Rick Scott began to dismantle our Florida Retirement System as governor in 2011. The damage done to librarians, (I am a retired librarian), teachers, police and firefighters is still being felt. I was in my 20th year of dedicated service when it happened. Scott forced us to reexamine our dedication — and worse, to question our worth.
Stacie M. Kiner, Hypoluxo