The former French president’s supporters have created a narrative of elite fragility under scrutiny, diverting the focus from his legal violations through victim portrayal When the Court of Cassation, France’s highest court, upheld Nicolas Sarkozy’s conviction, the former president’s legal troubles deepened, leaving him no further avenue to appeal the verdict. Even though this outcome was widely predicted, France’s political, media, and business elite rallied around him, portraying him not as