Widespread radio host Charlamagne tha God mocked President-elect Donald Trump’s sentencing in his New York trial as “pure political theater” and a “waste of time.”
On Friday, Trump was sentenced by New York Choose Juan Merchan to unconditional discharge after being discovered responsible on fees of falsifying enterprise data stemming from Manhattan District Lawyer Alvin Bragg’s years-long investigation.
The sentencing formally makes Trump the primary U.S. President to be a convicted felon. Nonetheless, the unconditional discharge sentencing means he’ll face no fines or jail time. The sentence additionally preserves Trump’s capacity to enchantment the conviction.
“The Breakfast Membership” hosts reacted to the information on Monday’s present, with co-host Charlamagne dismissing Trump’s sentencing as meaningless.
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Radio host Charlamagne tha God lately referred to as the sentencing in Trump’s New York Metropolis hush cash trial, “pure political theater.” ((Picture by Marcus Ingram/Getty Photos))
“What a waste of time,” Charlamagne mentioned on Monday’s show. “I imply, what a waste of time. Pure political theater. They had been by no means, ever going to convict a former, or sitting, president of nothing.”
“And what was much more ridiculous was watching, you already know, liberals celebrate this,” he continued. “Like, this isn’t a win. Who cares in the event you can name him a convicted felon if you nonetheless gotta name him president for the following 4 years? Who cares?”
“They are not going to do something to him. It is a waste of time… it is foolishness,” he added.
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President-elect Donald Trump speaks throughout a information convention at Mar-a-Lago, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025, in Palm Seashore, Fla. (AP Picture/Evan Vucci)
“Breakfast Membership” co-host DJ Envy questioned if the trial was value the fee to New York taxpayers.
“Within the New York case, they mentioned it value $50,000 a day,” Envy remarked later within the phase, discussing the security precautions that needed to be taken to guard the previous president. “It most likely value round $2 million {dollars} [in total].”
“What is the level?” Charlamagne requested about prosecutors who introduced legal fees in opposition to Trump in New York and Georgia.
“Someone must ask them, the Fani Willis’s of the world, like, ‘What’s the purpose? What are you making an attempt to show proper now?'” he requested.
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Jack Smith, Alvin Bragg, and Fani Willis (Getty Photos)
Earlier than Choose Merchan introduced the sentence on the Friday listening to, Trump referred to as the case “a political witch hunt,” that is “been an incredible setback for New York and the New York courtroom system.”
Final Might, Trump was discovered responsible on 34 felony counts of falsifying enterprise data. He pleaded not responsible to all counts and referred to as the trial “rigged” and “disgraceful.”
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The Supreme Court docket denied Trump’s emergency petition to dam his sentencing from going down on January 10.
Earlier this yr, the excessive courtroom dominated that presidents are immune from prosecution associated to official presidential acts.
Fox Information’ Brooke Singman contributed to this report.
