There is something anticlimactic about the jury verdict affirming that the Trump family business has been guilty of tax fraud and a slew of other financial crimes. I mean, it’s something everybody knew, including Trump supporters.
Maybe especially Trump supporters. The appeal of these billionaire icons is precisely that they are able to get away with stuff that ordinary mortals cannot.
I can see how that sort of misbehavior would inspire hero worship in people who feel powerless in their own lives. In a way, the utter lack of ethics reminds me of that great scene in Casablanca:
Rick: How can you close me up? On what grounds?
Captain Renault: I’m shocked, shocked to find that gambling is going on in here!
Croupier: Your winnings, sir.
Captain Renault: Oh, thank you very much.