The ex-president donald trump was pleaded guilty by a New York jury for having falsified business documents of his company to conceal the payment to the porn actress Stormy Daniels with the aim of buying his silence. The verdict generated all kinds of reactions in American politics.
The Republican billionaire, who was found guilty of all 34 charges against him this Thursday in New York, is immersed in the race to win a second presidential term. The verdict, in fact, does not prevent him from appearing.
The reaction of US politics to the condemnation of Donald Trump
After the verdict was known, the New York Attorney General, Letitia James, He referred to the conviction and highlighted that “no one is above the law”while Eric Trump executive vice president of the Trump Organization and son of the former president, proposed remembering May 30, 2024 “as the day Donald J. Trump won the 2024 presidential election.”
Joe Biden’s campaign manager, Michael Taylor, He referred to the conviction by stating that “Donald Trump has always mistakenly believed that he would never face consequences for breaking the law for his own personal gain. But today’s verdict does not change the fact that the American people face a simple reality.”
However, he clarified that, despite the condemnation, the only way for the Democratic Party to prevail in the elections is through elections. “There is still only one way to keep Donald Trump out of the Oval Office: at the ballot box. Convicted or not, Trump will be the Republican nominee for president.”
“Today is a shameful day in American history.”said the leader of the House of Representatives, Mike Johnson He added: “Democrats applauded when they convicted the leader of the opposing party on ridiculous charges, based on the testimony of a convicted and disqualified felon. This was a purely political exercise.”
He Republican Senator Lindsey Graham considered that “this verdict says more about the system than the accusations. It will be considered politically motivated and unfair, and will be tremendously counterproductive for the political left.” “I fear we have opened the Pandora’s box of the presidency itself,” he said. and I add: “I hope this case is overturned on appeal and that Donald Trump is elected president in November.”
Frame Blond, Republican senator from Florida, stated that the verdict in New York “is a “complete farce that makes a mockery of our justice system”. Furthermore, he considered that the process was a “impeachment show“made by a judge “openly pro-Biden”with “a jury from the most liberal county in United States, absurd charges and ridiculous and outrageous jury instructions that guaranteed guilty verdicts.
“Donald trump it’s a racist, a homophobic, a swindler and one threat for this country,” said the governor of Illinois, Jay Robert Pritzker and I add: “Now you can add one more title to your list: criminal.”
From the White House They pointed out that the “rule of law” is respected after donald trump became the first former president of USA in being found guilty in a criminal trial. “We respect the rule of law, and we have no additional comment,” he claimed Ian Sams, a spokesperson for the White House, it’s a statement.
This case, which has further polarized USA, has generated months of television coverage and bitter denunciations from supporters of both sides, but the general public, analysts and pollsters They expect the reaction to be collective apathy.
Source: Ambito
