Donald Trump for years embodied the image of the young shark of the Manhattan of the eighties and nineties, the ambitious builder who wanted to fill the city with skyscrapers with his name, a flirtation of Studio 54 and other clubs of the time, a piece of The bonfire of the vanities in the flesh. Fifth Avenue’s most famous neighbor until he moved into the White House on January 20, 2017. Now, at the age of 74, he has become one of those wealthy Florida retirees, relocating his tax home to save taxes and where he has the Mar-a-algo mansion, his favorite getaway during his hectic presidency. From there, he awaits the impeachment process that begins this Tuesday in the Senate for the attack on the Capitol by a mob of his followers, which he incited with his unfounded allegations of electoral fraud.
The new Trump doesn’t twitter, expelled as he is from social networks, but plays golf, prepares his defense for the accusation, he has established a post-presidential office and is collecting money, a lot of money, in political donations. It has moved away from Washington, but not from the crowds that are part of its DNA.
Trump is still ready to go down in the mud and attack any insult, far from that kind of magnanimous Olympus that the post-White House leaders install themselves in. For example, it is worthy of outrage over last Thursday’s letter deregistering from the largest union of actors in the United States, the SAG-AFTRA organization, which submitted him after the attack on the Capitol.
“Although I don’t know his work,” the Republican begins his letter to the president, Gabrielle Carteris, who played Andrea on the series Beverly Hills 9210 (in Spain, Feeling of life), “I am very proud of my work in films such as Home alone 2 (Home alone 2), Zoolander Y Wall Street, money never sleeps; as well as in TV shows such as The Prince of Bel Air, Saturday nightlife and of course one of the most successful shows ever, The novice, to name a few … “
In the letter, Trump also claims to be creating thousands of jobs on cable TV networks and “ lying media ” like CNN, he says, referring to the powerful audience he used to generate and attacking Carteris for the management of the organization, blaming him for the strike in the sector, accusing him of “disciplinary failures.” “You haven’t done anything for me,” he concludes.
The letter has been sent from the new office he has opened with the task of “representing the interests of the United States and moving forward with the agenda” of his administration. Former Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale has created a new email distribution system for the former president’s communications through one of his companies as his campaign infrastructure has been suspended for 2020 by the provider he used, Campaign. Monitor, as published by Bloomberg, citing known sources with the decision.
The Presidents of the United States, as soon as they leave the White House, are committed to polishing their figure – they create a foundation, often around a presidential library – and they devote themselves thoroughly to the ancient art of making money from spades, something that was banned from them in office. Barack Obama’s lectures are priced at the same price as his lip, at the price of pure gold, and the contract for his memoirs and that of his wife, Michelle Obama, hit staggering figures (65 million). Other former presidents, such as Bill Clinton and Ronald Reagan, also gave a good account of the speaker business.
It remains to be seen if Trump, who came rich to Washington, will once again take charge of his real estate and hotel conglomerate, the management – but not ownership – of which he left in the hands of his children to avoid conflicts of interest. What he is good at is fundraising in the twilight of his presidency. Between November and December, it agitated the groundless election fraud allegations and received donations worth $ 250 million, of which only 10 million, according to federal election commission data, served to cover the costs of the lawsuit.
Much of the money has gone to the new political action committee (entities that serve to support candidates and are not subject to cap on amounts) called “Save America,” which the Republican set up after the November 18 elections, and that he wants to support his political activities after he leaves the White House. According to figures published by The New York Times Last Monday, this commission had $ 31 million in the account at the end of the year, and about $ 40 million more pending transfer from another account shared with the party.
What are you gonna do with all that money? A few weeks ago, rumors that he planned to create a third party – which would steal Republican votes – spread through the media and social networks, but advisers to the former president denied this shortly afterwards. For now, the ‘Save America’ committee has already expressed support for candidates loyal to the trumpismosuch as former White House spokesman Sara Huckabee Sanders, who has run for governor of Arkansas. Trump, for his part, has made an effort to convey the message that a plausible candidate is seen in the 2024 presidential election, something his party does not like, that he wants to turn the page and get started in the future too . with candidates with their image or likeness or with a traditional curator.
Looking for Democrats, with the accusation, disqualify you as a candidate for the future. He is accused of “inciting insurrection”. A guilty vote in the Senate does not automatically veto an elected office, but it would involve a parallel vote to ensure this. The sentencing verdict requires the support of 67 of the 100 senators in the House, meaning 17 Republicans must break from their party’s majority sentiment and vote with the Democrats. Some desertions are expected, such as the ten that occurred in the House of Representatives (first phase of this trial), but the figures for that sentence are not published.
Some conservatives argue that trying to get a president out of the White House is unconstitutional, even if he committed the alleged mistake during tenure and the charges were approved while still in the White House. Others simply believe that Trump has no responsibility. His lawyers use both arguments.
They are David Schoen, a Georgia attorney who also defended former adviser Roger Stone (who received a presidential pardon from Trump) and Bruce Castor, who, as Pennsylvania prosecutor, opposed prosecution of Bill Cosby in 2005. The Republican appointed them on January 31 after breaking with the five lawyers preparing their defense for strategic disagreements. Sources close to the trial explained that Trump wanted to push for the electoral fraud hoax according to the local press, but the president’s environment denied this and his first defense mission avoids launching charges. The fact is, he changed lawyer just a week after the historic trial. Pure Trump. The mogul will remain silent, as his lawyers have advised, despite the Democrats asking him to testify. The Republican is losing his tongue. And besides, he has other lawsuits ahead of him.