Dr. Phil used his primetime show Monday to call on Joe Biden to overturn Donald Trump’s conviction on 34 counts of document falsification.
Trump faces hefty fines and potentially prison time when he is sentenced on July 11, throwing the 2024 election into chaos.
The longtime TV host, who has delved more into hard news with his prime-time show on Merit Street Media, denounced the “weaponization” of the justice system to convict Trump.
He called on President Biden to “end this madness to save the collective soul and sanity” of America.
“The current administration could and should do the right thing: reject now, even now, after the conviction of a political opponent, all these legal measures and commit to restoring the normal functioning of a properly run government. “
Dr. Phil used his primetime show Monday to call on Joe Biden to overturn Donald Trump’s conviction on 34 counts of document falsification.
He believes America could become a “banana republic” similar to many autocratic nations, similar to Russia.
“What are we going to do next?” Find a “group of Putin poisoners” and start finding political opponents foaming at the mouth at home, not so mysteriously dying in their Lay-Z-Boy recliners?
Dr. Phil said he was not “advocating voting for one candidate or another,” but wanted to help “right this ship” that is America.
“We need our Justice Department to get back to delivering justice and not driving the political agendas of those currently in power,” he said.
He added that such “militarization” of the justice system “gives me goosebumps.”
Dr. Phil then called on both sides of the aisle to overcome their dislike of each other and be able to determine right from wrong.
“Let’s be honest, it’s not just about Trump. If you let your hatred for Donald Trump compromise your ability to find true north on your moral compass, shame on you,” he said.
He then added: “If you let your disgust for Biden blind you to the inevitable consequences of revenge, then God help the children who will inherit the dystopian nightmare we are creating. »
The longtime TV host, who has delved more into hard news with his prime-time show on Merit Street Media, denounced the “weaponization” of the justice system to convict Trump.
He called on President Biden to “end this madness to save the collective soul and sanity” of America.
The former president was convicted of 34 crimes last Thursday in a Manhattan courthouse.
Trump’s team has attempted to present a strong defense of the former president, distancing him from Cohen’s payments to Stormy Daniels.
They also reiterated several of their strong points, namely that secret payments are not illegal and that Trump only wanted to spare his family the humiliation related to Stormy’s alleged affair claims.
This is the first time a former US president has faced a criminal trial.
Trump is the presumptive Republican presidential nominee and is expected to face Joe Biden in the November election.
That means the verdict could upend the race for the White House in 2024 and constitute a pivotal moment in U.S. history.
The charges against Trump each carry a maximum sentence of up to four years in prison.
Prosecutors have spoken of a Trump plot to “corrupt” the 2016 election by hiding a secret $130,000 payment by his “fixer” Michael Cohen to porn star Stormy Daniels.
Daniels alleged that she and Trump had sex ten years earlier, which he denied.
The prosecution was led by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, a known “progressive prosecutor.”
Theoretically, Trump could be sentenced to 136 years in prison if given consecutive sentences on all counts.
The case featured explosive evidence from Daniels and lifted the lid on the “catch and kill” practices of the National Enquirer tabloid, which bought stories that could harm Trump and deleted them.
But the actual criminal charges concern something more prosaic: reimbursements that Trump signed for Cohen for payment.
The reimbursements, paid by Trump in monthly installments, were recorded as legal fees.
Prosecutors say it was a fraudulent label intended to conceal the purpose of the secret transaction and illegally interfere in the 2016 election.
Defense attorneys argued that Cohen actually did important legal work for Trump and his family and was paid for it.
Prosecutors had a high bar to meet to convince the 12-person New York jury that Trump conspired to help his 2016 election campaign by paying porn star Stormy Daniels $130,000 to keep silent about their alleged sexual relations.
The prosecution was led by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, a known “progressive prosecutor.”
Trump’s legal team is expected to appeal whatever July 11 conviction, but the unprecedented sentencing sets off a process that all convicted felons face in Manhattan’s criminal justice system.
Stormy Daniels, key witness in the trial, alongside Donald Trump in 2006
Donald Trump’s lead lawyer, Todd Blanche, revealed that the legal team was more upset than he was when he heard the guilty verdict Thursday, a testament to the ex-president’s “determination.” They plan to appeal the decision
Theoretically, Trump could be sentenced to 136 years in prison if given consecutive sentences on all counts.
But even before the verdict was handed down, legal experts suggested that Trump was unlikely to face time behind bars.
Trump, 77, has no prior convictions. The charges also relate to a non-violent offense.
New York law recommends not imposing prison time for nonviolent crimes when the defendant has not been convicted of a crime in the past decade.
The most likely option, legal experts say, is that the ex-president faces probation or a hefty fine. Both pose their own challenges for the former president.
Meanwhile, given that Trump, as a former president and presumptive Republican nominee for president, he faces another unique consideration for officials to contend with.
Trump benefits from secret service protection. The agency is reportedly already in discussions about how it would go about protecting him if Trump were indeed incarcerated.
Trump’s lawyers have already successfully blocked three other lawsuits against him.
While New York law makes it difficult to delay the financial secrecy case, his team is expected to appeal the conviction.
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