Will Scharf, a lawyer for former President Donald Trump, appeared on the Charlie Kirk Show on Real America's Voice on Wednesday to declare that Trump is not a convicted felon at this point, and may never be.
Trump lawyer Will Scharf makes an important point.
Trump is not a convicted felon until he's sentenced by Judge Merchan.
And the sentencing has been delayed and possibly cancelled all together. Media outlets should be careful with their language.pic.twitter.com/DQhDjsaxrf
— Citizen Free Press (@CitizenFreePres) July 3, 2024
"Trump is not a convicted felon," Scharf said. "A jury verdict is not a final judgment until the moment of sentencing, which now may never occur."
"Ooh, I love that," Kirk replied.
Kirk followed up Scharf's comments by asking him whether media outlets and Democrat mouthpieces could be sued for defamation for calling him a convicted felon.
"I'm going to watch my words here," Scharf answered with a toothy grin. "We have sued--Trump has sued George Stephanopoulos for defamation. If I were folks on the left, I would choose their words very carefully in the months ahead."
One person Trump could potentially sue would be President Joe Biden, who said during Thursday night's debate, "Only one of us here is a convicted felon, and it's not me."
Whether the public--particularly the Trump-haters--will see the statement that he's not a convicted felon as splitting hairs after he was convicted by a jury of 34 counts of falsifying business records is a valid question, however.
Charlie Kirk's show audience is primarily Trump supporters, so he and Scharf are preaching to the choir for the most part.
Democrats are gleefully throwing the term "convicted felon" around every chance they get, hoping it sticks to something.
It's election interference because it's untruthful, but then what isn't these days?
Maybe Trump can recoup some of his legal fees by suing them all into oblivion.
So far, their attempt at branding Trump as a felon has backfired like everything else they've tried.
Is there anything that will make Trump look worse than a nearly catatonic Biden at the debate last week? It's doubtful.
