Musk Supports Trump... "Undermines Trust in US Judicial System" Over Guilty Verdict

"34 Charges Deemed 'Trivial Matters'"

Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, defended former U.S. President Donald Trump on the 30th (local time) regarding the guilty verdict in the 'hush money for sexual misconduct' trial, stating that "the trust in the U.S. judicial system has been damaged."

Musk attending an event held in Paris, France, last June.
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Hours after the guilty verdict against former President Trump was announced, Musk wrote on his X (formerly Twitter) account, "In fact, today there has been a tremendous damage to the public's trust in the U.S. judicial system."

He added, "If a former president can be criminally convicted over such a trivial matter motivated by politics rather than justice, anyone risks facing a similar fate."

At the criminal trial held at the Manhattan court in New York that day regarding allegations of falsifying records related to hush money payments for Trump's sexual misconduct, the jury found him guilty on all 34 charges.

Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump arrived at Trump Tower on the 30th (local time) after finishing his trial at the Manhattan Criminal Court in New York, showing a clenched fist to his supporters.
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Musk had previously posted claims that Trump was a "victim of media and prosecutorial bias" when referring to the criminal cases against the former president.

The day before, media reports emerged suggesting that the relationship between the two was growing closer, and that they discussed the possibility of Musk serving as an advisor if Trump were to regain the presidency.

However, Musk denied this. On that day, he replied to a post by an X user mentioning the report, stating, "There has been no discussion about my role if Trump is elected president."

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