Maggie Haberman Says Trump Will Ramp Up ‘Baseless’ Attacks After Guilty Verdict: ‘He Has A Target In President Biden’

CNN commentator and New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman said former President Donald Trump will continue “baseless” attacks after his guilty verdict because, unlike his impeachment, now “He has a target in” President Joe Biden.

Thursday was a historic day, as the jury in the Stormy Daniels hush money-election interference trial returned their verdict after two days and just a little over 9 hours of active deliberations.

With “guilty” verdicts on all 34 felony counts, that New York jury turned Trump into the first ex-president to become a convicted felon — and the first presumptive presidential nominee to earn that distinction.

Haberman was a guest on Thursday night’s edition of CNN’s Anderson Cooper 360, during which she gave her unique insights into Trumpworld during and after the verdict.

Host Anderson Cooper asked what’s next, and Haberman made several observations — including that Trump will continue “baselessly” attacking Biden:

COOPER: What do you think happens now in the world of Donald Trump …

HABERMAN: Well …

COOPER: … politically, legally, how – does he jettison Todd Blanche? Does …

HABERMAN: Who knows? I mean, Trump cycles through lawyers in a way that I’ve never seen anyone else do it and I expect most people haven’t. Legally, they’re going to file an appeal, and I think they’re going to have a bunch of things they’re going to point to, to say that this should be appealed. They’ve been talking about what a zombie case this was, how it was not supposed to be – it was resurrected.

Alvin Bragg, the district attorney, did talk about Trump on – during his own campaign for DA. I’m sure that will come up.

There were moments in the trial like Stormy Daniels’ testimony, other rulings by Justice Merchan.

They will raise all of that, and they may be successful. We have no idea. Cases do get overturned on appeal. Politically, Trump will incorporate this into the same message he’s been using since he got indicted, which is that I am being persecuted, there is a witch hunt here. Unlike when he had impeachment, he has a target in President Biden, who, while – it’s baseless to say President Biden has something to do with this, Trump is able to put a face on it and you’re going to see him keep doing that.

But does this – we’re five months from an election. Is any voter, A, going to be swayed by this, or care by Election Day? I have no idea.

Watch above via Anderson Cooper 360.

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