Editorial: Trump’s conviction on 34 felony counts made for a sad, strange day for America
On Oct. 17, 1931, at the Federal Building in Chicago, Al Capone was convicted of income tax evasion. The charges, of course, were a proxy for a litany of more slippery crimes. Still, that was the end of Capone’s power; Frank Nitti took over as boss of the Outfit, the power of which gradually diminished. Capone was reduced to playing banjo in the Alcatraz band.
On May 30, 2024, Donald J. Trump, the former president of the United States, was convicted of 34 felony charges revolving around
