Popular 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 Judge Juan Merchan to unconditional discharge after being discovered responsible on fees of falsifying enterprise information stemming from Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s years-long investigation.
The sentencing formally makes Trump the primary U.S. President to be a convicted felon. However, 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 Club” 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 City hush cash trial, “pure political theater.” ((Photo by Marcus Ingram/Getty Images))
“What a waste of time,” Charlamagne mentioned on Monday’s show. “I imply, what a waste of time. Pure political theater. They have been by no means, ever going to convict a former, or sitting, president of nothing.”
“And what was much more ridiculous was watching, you realize, liberals celebrate this,” he continued. “Like, this isn’t a win. Who cares if you happen to can name him a convicted felon whenever you nonetheless gotta name him president for the following 4 years? Who cares?”
“They’re not going to do something to him. It’s 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 Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
“Breakfast Club” co-host DJ Envy puzzled if the trial was price the associated fee to New York taxpayers.
“In the New York case, they mentioned it price $50,000 a day,” Envy remarked later within the section, discussing the protection precautions that needed to be taken to guard the previous president. “It in all probability price round $2 million {dollars} [in total].”
“What’s the purpose?” Charlamagne requested about prosecutors who introduced felony fees towards Trump in New York and Georgia.
“Somebody must ask them, the Fani Willis’s of the world, like, ‘What’s the purpose? What are you attempting to show proper now?'” he requested.
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Jack Smith, Alvin Bragg, and Fani Willis (Getty Images)
Before Judge 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 court docket system.”
Last May, Trump was found guilty on 34 felony counts of falsifying enterprise information. He pleaded not responsible to all counts and referred to as the trial “rigged” and “disgraceful.”
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The Supreme Court denied Trump’s emergency petition to dam his sentencing from going down on January 10.
Earlier this yr, the excessive court docket dominated that presidents are immune from prosecution associated to official presidential acts.
Fox News’ Brooke Singman contributed to this report.
