Liam Conner
Washington – Republicans ridiculed verdict on Donald Trump’s request in New York “silence money“criminal trial on Thursday, upholding his would-be presidential candidate and alleging judge – and jury – bias against the former president as he was found guilty on all 34 criminal counts.
“Today is a shameful day in American history,” Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson said in a statement. “This was a purely political exercise, not a legal one.”
Trump was convicted by a jury on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records to conceal a $130,000 payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels to buy his silence about an alleged sexual encounter before the 2016 presidential election. The verdict came just as the presidential election was underway, setting up an unprecedented moment where the presumptive Republican nominee will likely be a convicted felon – and could even be arrested during his campaign when
But prominent Republicans wasted no time before rallying behind the former president. Sen. Marco Rubio, a Florida Republican who is among a list of individuals considered to be Trump’s running mate, called the verdict “a complete sham that makes a mockery of our justice system.”
“Biden and Trump’s deranged left will stop at nothing to stay in power,” Rubio said in a statement. publish on the social networks.
Senator JD Vance, an Ohio Republican who was also on the list and was part of a group of Republican lawmakers who traveled to the Manhattan courthouse to support the former president, said the verdict was “an absolute miscarriage of justice.”
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“The partisan bias of this jury shows why we should litigate politics at the ballot box and not in court,” he added in a statement. publish on the social networks.
Many Republicans highlighted that the trial and jury selection took place in New York City, which is generally more liberal than other parts of the country. And some accused the judge of being biased, claiming his family profited from the case.
House Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik said the verdict “shows how corrupt and rigged the American justice system has become under Joe Biden.”
“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 said in a statement, calling the case a “zombie case” brought by Biden’s allies to “ save Biden’s failed campaign.” She added that Republicans “must redouble our efforts and work around the clock to ensure that President Trump is victorious in November to save America from Biden’s failed far-left Democratic agenda.”
Rep. Jim Jordan, an Ohio Republican who leads the House Judiciary Committee, called the verdict a “travesty of justice,” claiming it was “designed to keep President Trump off the campaign trail.”
“Americans realize the Democrats’ legal warfare tactics and know that President Trump will be vindicated on appeal,” Jordan said.
Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, Republican of Georgia, shared an image of an inverted flag on social media.
Nikole Killion and Alan He contributed reporting.
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