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He's basically right though. The "law" was established in service of the rich, to persecute the poor. The only thing that matters in a courtroom is whose lawyer can either convince a jury or bribe a judge - those are the skills that get lawyers paid.
It's not that Trump got rid of the old order. He just ripped away the veneer of "equality" it's been wrapped up with for a while.
Or in more direct terms: money talks, bullshit walks.
That's just reverse Trumpism.
And? The truth of the matter is that it sucks. I hate that Trump revealed that, but I've seen a pattern of behavior from him of showing off that money and bullying work.
He blew up a priceless art piece in the subway at Columbus Circle because he randomly decided the City moved too slow. The punishment wasn't throwing him in jail for destroying public property, it wasn't revoking his building's access to the subway. It was a minor fine for vandalism, and an accelerated timeline to build his subway access.
That's what he's always done. For him, bullying and paying people off has allowed him to do everything he ever wanted.