Trump always finds a way to spin victory from any situation.
Trump's upcoming trial verdict could be either acquittal or conviction, but he wins regardless. Leveraging his media prowess, Trump has perfected the art of turning any news, good or bad, to his advantage.

Supporters rally outside his criminal trial, certain of his eventual triumph. Whether acquitted or convicted, Trump's narrative remains victorious. He frames an acquittal as a complete vindication, while a conviction becomes evidence of a biased, weaponized judicial system.

Trump has mastered the art of spin, comparing his trials to historic struggles. Even a jail sentence would serve his narrative, validating his claims of a rigged system. This approach ensures his supporters remain loyal and convinced of his perpetual victimhood and ultimate righteousness.

His campaign strategy hinges on this dual victory. Acquittal reinforces his innocence and strengthens his base, while a conviction fuels the narrative of a corrupt system targeting him. This rhetoric ensures he remains a formidable force in the political landscape, poised to win the 2024 election or turn any outcome into a personal victory.



Trump's upcoming trial verdict could be either acquittal or conviction, but he wins regardless. Leveraging his media prowess, Trump has perfected the art of turning any news, good or bad, to his advantage.

Supporters rally outside his criminal trial, certain of his eventual triumph. Whether acquitted or convicted, Trump's narrative remains victorious. He frames an acquittal as a complete vindication, while a conviction becomes evidence of a biased, weaponized judicial system.

Trump has mastered the art of spin, comparing his trials to historic struggles. Even a jail sentence would serve his narrative, validating his claims of a rigged system. This approach ensures his supporters remain loyal and convinced of his perpetual victimhood and ultimate righteousness.

His campaign strategy hinges on this dual victory. Acquittal reinforces his innocence and strengthens his base, while a conviction fuels the narrative of a corrupt system targeting him. This rhetoric ensures he remains a formidable force in the political landscape, poised to win the 2024 election or turn any outcome into a personal victory.


A New York City police officer looks on as supporters of former President Donald Trump gather outside his criminal trial on May 29, 2024, when 12 jurors began deliberations.

The best-case scenario � acquittal � would be portrayed by Trump as sweet, sweet vindication against every harsh word that has ever been said about him. Every accusation, every indictment, all the cases yet to be tried, would be washed away. If this one is wrong, they must all be wrong. Right? No? Maybe?

A conviction, on the other hand, rather than serving as vindication of what has been said about and done to him, would be validation of what he's been saying about others. It would prove, just like he said from behind the court's bike rack twice a day, every day (except Wednesdays) that the judge was conflicted, the jurors tainted by ideology and the outcome preordained by a U.S. Department of Justice weaponizing its prosecutorial authority to damage a political opponent amid a campaign.

Even a jail sentence is a win. What image could better validate Trump's insistence of this being a sham trial run by a kangaroo court than serving time in jail? A jumpsuit did wonders for Martha Stewart and it would do wonders for Trump, too.

His second guaranteed win will come in November. Do I know that Trump will have the most Electoral College votes when the race is called? Not at all. But I do know he's going to win so bigly that I can see it from here in May.

Like acquittal in court, capturing the Electoral College and re-residing in the White House would be vindication. It would vindicate those who fervently believe Joe Biden is an illegitimate president and Trump has been the rightful president this whole time.

Think that's far-fetched? Why else has Trump's campaign referred to him as «the president» and Joe Biden as simply «Joe Biden» in statements and correspondence?

The inverse outcome, in which Trump's third Oval Office quest falls short, would to an objective observer be a loss. But not for Trump. This would be a huge win − on par with actually winning − for it brings validation.

Close your eyes and you can hear it now: the process is rigged, our institutions are failing us, the world is out to get Trump and by extension you. Validated. Validated. Validated.

Pete Seat is a former White House spokesman for President George W. Bush and campaign spokesman for former Director of National Intelligence and U.S. Sen. Dan Coats. In closing, ladies and gentlemen of the jury, remorse and reflection are the antithesis of the Trump code. He is, after all, a winner and winners never apologize for being winners. They just keep on winning even when they lose.

So when the verdict is read and Trump's face displays a grimace or a grin, know that behind that grimace is a grin and behind that grin a bigger grin because Trump knows he already won.


Credit: Politico