No president has ever been found guilty of a crime before today.
WASHINGTON — Texas Republicans rallied to former President Donald Trump ’s defense Thursday after a Manhattan jury convicted him on 34 felony charges related to falsifying business records to cover a sex scandal.
“They wouldn’t give us a venue change,” Trump said. “This was done by the Biden administration in order to remove and to hurt opponents.” “The threat Trump poses to our democracy has never been greater. He is running an increasingly unhinged campaign of revenge and retribution, pledging to be a dictator ‘on day one’ and calling for our Constitution to be ‘terminated’ so he can regain and keep power. A second Trump term means chaos, ripping away Americans’ freedoms and fomenting political violence – and the American people will reject it this November,” the Biden campaign said in a statement.
“From the beginning of this sham trial, I stood by President Trump, and my support for him is stronger than ever. As Attorney General of Texas, I will unleash every tool at my disposal to fight this blatant corruption and political persecution spewing from New York and the Biden administration,” Paxton said on social media.The support for Trump on Thursday covered much of the Republican Party’s political spectrum. Sen.
Republicans have repeatedly blasted Trump’s legal woes as politically motivated, and Cruz has been one of the most vocal proponents. He published a book in 2022 titled “Justice Corrupted: How the Left Weaponized Our Legal System,” accusing liberal activists of using the justice system to silence dissent.
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