Christian Smith
Lawmakers who were considering joining former President Trump on the Republican ticket in November rushed to his defense after a jury in New York found him guilty on 34 criminal charges in his hush money trial.
Trump’s allies and those vying for a spot on the ticket have repeated their criticism of the case for weeks, with several possible vice-presidential candidates. appearing in court in support of the former president. After Thursday’s verdict, they launched attacks on the judge, the public prosecutor and the legal system.
“Today’s verdict shows how corrupt and rigged the American justice system has become under Joe Biden,” Rep. Elise Stefanik (RN.Y.) said in a statement. “I fully support President Trump’s appeal of this ruling and hope the New York Court of Appeals will do justice and overturn this verdict.”
Stefanik echoed many of Trump’s own complaints about the trial, attacking the district attorney, the gag order that prevented Trump from attacking witnesses and court officials and painting the case as an effort to thwart Trump’s re-election bid.
“This Lawfare should scare every American,” North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum (R) posted on social platform X. “The American people will have their say in November.”
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Florida) called the verdict “a complete sham that makes a mockery of our justice system.”
Senator JD Vance (R-Ohio), another Trump vice presidential candidate, called the verdict “a disgrace to the rule of law and our Constitution.”
“This is not justice, this is electoral interference,” he posted on X.
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), who The New York Times reported is quickly rising in the ranks of Trump’s potential running mates, criticized the judge in the case in an X post.
“The American people will see through Joe Biden and the Democrats’ weaponization of the legal system,” he wrote.
Trump was found guilty on all 34 counts of falsifying business records, making him the first former president to be convicted of a crime.
The 12-person jury in the silent trial returned its verdict late Thursday afternoon after deliberations lasted approximately 11 hours.
Trump was found guilty on charges that included accounting entries in his business records that prosecutors said covered up reimbursement to his then-lawyer Michael Cohen, who paid porn star Stormy Daniels to keep silent about an alleged affair.
Trump denied the affair and declared himself innocent. He is expected to appeal the verdict.
The judge set a sentencing date for July 11, just days before the Republican National Convention, at which Trump is expected to be officially named the Republican nominee for president in 2024.
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