Trump PRESENTATION

THE INDICTENTS OF DONALD TRUMP :

American democracy in unknow lands

Donald Trump in the face of justice : real concerns or an excellent media political springboard ?

SUMMARY

I) TRUMP'S CASES IN COURT

II) THE POLITICAL COMMUNICATION

I) TRUMP'S CASES IN COURT

"I never imagined this possible in America. The only crime I have commited is to have fearlessly defended our country against those who seek to destroy it"

D.Trump's speech in Florida in April 2023

THE TRUMP-RAFFENSBERGER SCANDAL

"All I want is to find 12 000 votes because we won this state."

"Respectfully, President Trump, what are you're saying is not true."

"Give me a break, it's just not possible to have lost Georgia, it's not possible."

Donald Trump

Donald Trump

Brad Raffensperger

TRUMP IN FULTON PRISON

After a short stay in Fulton prison, Donald Trump published his "mugshot" on X, accompanied by the message "NEVER SURRENDER!". It's illustrating his determination to fight what he considers to be a "witch-hunt", orchestred by Joe Biden.

TRUMP'S OTHER AFFAIRS

By encouraging the invasion of the Capitol in 2021, Trump was indicted.

Trump is also accused of having taken classified documents to his private residence, in Florida.

For a lot of people, Trump should be exclued from the race to the White House.

II)The Political Communication about Trump's Indictments

As the race for the Republican nomination gets underway, Donald Trump is dominating it. He is relying on a popularity that rises with each indictment.

"Reason is, and ought to be the slave of passions, and never pretend to any other office than to serve and obey them."

David Hume, 18th century Scottish Enlightenment philosopher

"The attack on our nation’s capital on January the 6th 2021, was an unprecedented assault on the seat of American democracy.It was fueled by lies by the defendant targeted at obstructing a bedrock function of the U.S. government : the nation’s process of certifying the results of the presidential election.”

Special counsel Jack Smith, who has been leading the investigations against Trump

DEMONISATION : A COMMUNICATION STRATEGY USED BY BOTH PARTIES

To demonise it to characterise a group as so evil/alien that its existence represents an EXISTENTIAL threat to the ESSENCE of the polity. Demonisation requires an ABSOLUTE narrative of the world (us vs them, good vs evil, normal vs alien)BUT: it does not necessarily require the enemy to be clearly identifiable. On the contrary, demonisation narratives thrive when the enemy (they) can be presented as so cunning as to be indistinguishable from “us”- Calvini Lefebvre, Marc. Cours "Violence and Politics"

According to you, is D.Trump victim of judicial harassment as "he claims" or is the American justice simply doing its job ?

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