The Symbolism of Running Against the System

The political establishment right now is so unpopular that the symbolism of running against the system by being in jail, whether he's guilty or not, I mean, we don't even have to get into that. "It makes it look like he's being persecuted and look, he might be," says former Spy magazine editor-in-chief John Avlon. Trump made no secret of his desire to bring down a potential prosecution because he made such prejudicial statements about the guy in advance.