NEWS 28 - President McCallum several days ago was officially acquitted on most of the charges against him including but not limited, statutory rape, statutory sexual assault, statutory solicitation of prostitution, abuse of power, falsifying documents, falsifying testimony, and several others. During the 3 week trial, jury members acquitted the President after more than 28 hours of deliberation.
As a result, President McCallum no longer faces a potential impeachment. He will carry out the rest of his presidency, and now that he has been acquitted, and after a recent memo was released, speculation around whether he will try for a second term is now up in the air. McCallum has remained firm on the prospect of second term, citing that he "will retire from politics to focus on other interests." But now that his acquittal was issued, he is considering a run, which would likely see Thomas Cooke knocked out of the site of the Nationalist Party. But, if he does run again, he would likely lose to a younger, fresher and newer Republican president.
McCallum's office has yet to address the rumors and speculation that he will seek a second term in 2024. If he does, he may garner enough support and retain much of the power he holds within the party to snatch the nomination. His only issue however, is that the party has remained focused on Thomas Cooke. McCallum could shift their focus to the McCallum second term.
As of now, however, we don't expect President McCallum to make a decision or statement on a potential second term as he grapples to prevent COVID-19 from making a violent return to the United States Of Jesstopia and as he works with Ukraine to stop the war with Russia.
"It is a huge victory for me to stand here in front of you to report that I have been acquitted of the charges that were falsely pushed against me. I am grateful for this land's judicial process," announced President McCallum. "From day one, I've maintained my innocence and today just further solidifies that innocence. I thank many people who aided in winning this trial. Furthermore, to allow for the anger and outrage to subside, I will still resign from my post as the director of the National Board For Domestic Violence And Sexual Assault Survivors on March 1, 2023."