Steve Schmidt: 'DONALD TRUMP CONVICTED: What Comes Next? Republicans Call For Retribution'

Source:The Warning With Steve Schmidt talking about the aftermath of Donald J. Trump becoming a convicted felon.

"Republicans are calling for retribution after former President Donald Trump was found guilty on 34 counts by a New York jury. "These senators and members of congress are ransacking, vandalizing the U.S. judicial system," Steve Schmidt says." 

From The Warning With Steve Schmidt

I was watching MSNBC's late coverage of the Donald Trump conviction last night. Not because I'm in love with their left-wing commentators, not even physically. But because I just wanted their legal analysis from their actual lawyers, not left-wing commentators. People like Katie Phang, Andrew Weissman, Ari Melber, are all excellent lawyers. And I wanted to hear what their Democratic strategists (not left-wing activists) thought about how Joe Biden and his campaign, how the party should play (to to speak) the aftermath of the Trump verdict. 

I think Steve Schmidt lays out very correctly how MAGA will play this. They're going to argue that: "The deep state is at it again. They're trying to take down real American patriots, to hold onto power. We can't let this disgrace continue. We must fight back and tear down the deep state!" 

That's not a direct quote, but that's what Donald Trump and his MAGA political cult will be talking about and that's what their political attitude is. 

I think we know how MAGA, the far-right-right of the modern Republican Party will handle this. And I think we know how at least some who are basically still center-right, establishment Republicans, people like Republican strategist Scott Jennings, who simply wants a future in the Republican Party, regardless of who wins the presidential election, will play this as well. 

But the question is how will the Democratic Party Leadership play this? On Jen Psaki's portion of what seemed like a marathon coverage of the Trump verdict, that I didn't catch at all until after 10PM last night, she and her panel got into that, after midnight. Jennifer Palmieri who goes back to John Edwards first presidential campaign back in 2003-04, if not further than that when she handled communications for him, as well as Tim Miller who used to work for Governor Jeb Bush, as well as the House Republicans when John Boehner was the Speaker, made some very good points here. 

Jennifer Palmieri and Tim Miller both agreed and I agree with them that the Biden Campaign can't wait until the Trump felony convictions becomes an old story, before they try to take advantage of it. 

If the Biden Campaign lets June go by without their campaign saying anything about this and not doing anything to promote American liberal democracy and the rule of law, as well as Donald Trump and his MAGA Party coming back to power next year, if they win, where they could just come back to take down our form of government and seek retribution against any Democrat or Republican who they see as a threat to their movement and regime, June will be a lost month for President Biden and his campaign. 

This is the perfect time now to talk about how vital American liberal democracy and the rule of law is. They have the perfect spokesperson when it comes to the rule of law, and I believe the perfect attack person (if you don't like attack dog) in Vice President Kamala Harris. (To pick up on Tim Miller's point) And they should be hammering away at Donald Trump's vulnerability when it comes to liberal democracy and the rule of law, with speech after speech, campaign commercial after campaign commercial. At least until the Republican Party walks that political plank, become political suicide bombers and nominates a 34 time convicted felon for President of the United States, 6 weeks from now. 

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