Robert F. Kennedy warns that Democratic Party strategy of beating Trump in the court rather than the ballot box will backfire
By Ishaya Ibrahim
An Independent candidate in the November 5 U.S. presidential election, Robert Kennedy Junior has faulted the conviction of Donald Trump by a 12-member jury in a New York court on Thursday.
The Jury unanimously found Trump guilty on all 34 counts of falsifying business records in a trial dubbed Hush Money.
The 12-member jury is believed to be biased against Trump. This is because they all came from New York, a core Democratic Party state whose presidential nominee, Joe Biden, is trailing Trump, the presumptive Republican Nominee in major polls.
Robert F Kennedy Junior, younger brother of the assassinated U.S. President John F Kennedy, said the Democrats are relying on the courts to defeat Trump rather than the ballot box.
Posting on his X handle @RobertKennedyJr, he said, “The Democratic Party’s strategy is to beat President Trump in the courtroom rather than the ballot box. This will backfire in November. Even worse, it is profoundly undemocratic.
“America deserves a President who can win at the ballot box without compromising our government’s separation of powers or weaponizing the courts. You can’t save democracy by destroying it first.
“The Democrats are afraid they will lose in the voting booth, so instead they go after President Trump in the courtroom.
“I’m also running against President Trump in this election. The difference is I’m challenging him on his record. His lockdowns during Covid. His atrocious environmental record. His cozy relationship with corporate America. His support for the war machine. His failure to root out waste and corruption in Washington. His service to the billionaire class. His bloating of the national debt. These are the issues that shape American lives. I’ll challenge him on these things, but the Democrats won’t. You know why? Because they pursue the very same policies.”