Nicolas Sarkozy’s sentence in France has echoes of Trump

Ultimately, the public got tired of his actions and supporting a propulsion base proved insufficient; He became president for a single term, and was removed from power by national voters eager to return to “normalcy”. Stripped of his presidential immunity shield, he finds himself mired in escalating legal battles. He revolted against the “hideous” witch hunt against him, but he could not prevent a disgraceful account. No, we are not talking about former President Donald Trump. On Monday, a French court indicted former French President Nicolas Sarkozy of corruption and abuse of influence. He was sentenced to three years imprisonment, suspended for two years. He may still avoid actual imprisonment after appeals, but the damage to reputation has, at least, been done – Sarkozy is the second head of state in modern France to be convicted of corruption. It rings out loud to Trump. Despite the significant differences in the political contexts in which they worked, the two shared elements of political style. In his diary published last year, former President Barack Obama described Sarkozy as an irreparable narcissist, “his chest is like a bantam rooster … never diverging from his basic, hardly compelling interests, who were supposed to be at the center of the action and take the he asked Both Trump and Sarkozy are absolutely loyal to those around them – as the Le Monde op-ed once indicated, with Sarkozy it was either “loyalty or revenge.” And they used an angry and divisive agenda to get their way. Cyril Vanier of CNN wrote last year: “After Sarkozy’s presidency of one million miles an hour, France – like America now – was running in fumes. ”The country was exhausted. For many voters, the sentiments fired, the acuteness, and the search for self on a national level was not sustainable.” Trump was impeached. Twice before the House of Representatives on charges including abuse of power; Sarkozy is now considering a prison term for himself. ”The charges against Sarkozy, who was president between 2007 and 2012, centered on the question of whether the former French president was behind a deal with Judge to receive information b Illegal form of related inquiries, using false names and unofficial phone lines. ” My colleague Rick Nowak explained. According to the prosecution, Sarkozy, his lawyer at the time, and his long-time friend Thierry Herzog attempted to bribe Judge Gilbert Seibert by offering him a high-ranking position in exchange for information. The accident occurred after Sarkozy left office. Sarkozy also faces other legal problems, including allegations that he received campaign funding from the late Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi in 2007, an investigation into whether he fraudulently exceeded his spending in his failed 2012 reelection attempt. The investigation began in January. In allegations of abuse of influence after Sarkozy signed a lucrative contract with a Russian insurance company, Sarkozy rejected in court the various charges against him. He said in December, “I have not abused my influence, alleged or real.” “What right should they drag me through the mud like this for six years? Is there no rule of law?” But the plaintiffs argued that he is finally facing the consequences of his abuse of power. Prosecutor Jean-Luc Blachon told the court in Paris as the trial ended: “It was not the events. To speak if a former president and attorney were mindful of the size, responsibility, and duties of his office. ” The legal grid around Trump is also tightening. While Republican senators secured his second acquittal on impeachment charges last month, Trump as a private citizen still faces a crowded array of criminal and civil lawsuits, Including his role in fueling the January 6 attack on the Capitol Building, his business dealings before the presidency and allegations of defamation by the women who claimed he assaulted them, allegations he denied. These allegations are in some cases much more serious than those related to Sarkozy, but despite the stigma. Illegal activities condemned by Sarkozy’s bid for a political comeback in 2016, Trump appears to be still in the lead to present a fresh bid for the presidency in 2024. He took center stage on Sunday at the annual Political Action Conference To the conservatives, without regret, he once again presented his usual display of grievances and lies. Instead of working to marginalize the former president, the bulk of the Republican Party appears to be still in slavery, and that could change as legal cases against Trump and some close allies start to catch up. City Commissioner Al Schmidt, a Republican who received threats after false allegations of fraud in counting the city’s votes, told The Washington Post. “Because such a dangerous new thing has happened, there has to be some reconciliation. Moving forward is not enough.”