Boris Johnson says second Trump presidency 'more likely, not less' after verdict
A second Donald Trump presidency is "more likely, not less" following his hush money trial conviction, Boris Johnson has said.
Writing for the Daily Mail, Mr Johnson called the trial "a machine-gun mob-style hit-job on Trump". The former prime minister said: "The American people have looked at this case, and in spite of all the portentous claims about its HISTORIC importance, they have concluded that it was, by and large, a load of stunted-up old nonsense.
"The vast mass of American voters could see what I believe was really happening: that the liberal elites were just appalled at Trump's continuing popularity and his ability to connect with voters - and they were using anything they could find to derail his campaign.
"If you look dispassionately at his time in office, both on the domestic and international front, it was far more successful than his Left-wing critics allow. They should not be using legal tricks like this to prevent him from receiving the judgment that really matters - the verdict of the people.
"By pursuing these cases, they have helped to make his victory more likely, not less."