{"id":19845,"date":"2024-06-01T13:46:17","date_gmt":"2024-06-01T13:46:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shareperformanceinsight.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/01\/trump-guilty-verdict-reveals-split-among-former-gop-presidential-primary-opponents\/"},"modified":"2024-06-01T13:46:17","modified_gmt":"2024-06-01T13:46:17","slug":"trump-guilty-verdict-reveals-split-among-former-gop-presidential-primary-opponents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shareperformanceinsight.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/01\/trump-guilty-verdict-reveals-split-among-former-gop-presidential-primary-opponents\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump guilty verdict reveals split among former GOP presidential primary opponents"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Former President Donald Trump\u2019s Republican presidential primary opponents offered a variety of reactions to the guilty verdict in his New York City trial, ranging from blasting Democrats for pursuing the charges against him to complete silence.<\/p>\n

The jury found Trump guilty Thursday on all 34 counts of falsifying business records related to the hush money payment to adult film actress Stormy Daniels in the lead up to the 2016 presidential election.<\/p>\n

South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott posted a video of himself on X blasting what he called a \u2018hoax,\u2019 a \u2018sham\u2019 and evidence of an \u2018obsolete injustice justice system.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u2018DA Bragg and the judge should be ashamed of themselves. This isn\u2019t just ridiculous, this actually erodes the confidence that Americans have in the justice system. Unbelievable,\u2019 Scott said.<\/p>\n

\u2018But good news is coming. DA Bragg, hear me clearly. You cannot silence the American people. You cannot stop us from voting for change. Joe Biden\u2019s injustice, Joe Biden\u2019s two-tier injustice system, weaponizing the justice system of the United States of America against a political opponent, un-American. Joe Biden, you\u2019re fired. We the people stand with Donald Trump.\u2019<\/p>\n

North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum wrote, \u2018This verdict is a travesty of justice. The judge was a Biden donor. The prosecutors were Biden supporters. This Lawfare should scare every American. The American people will have their say in November,\u2019 while entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy predicted the trial\u2019s outcome would ultimately backfire, referencing District Attorney Alvin Bragg\u2019s promise to \u2018nail Trump,\u2019 and Judge Juan Merchan\u2019s daughter being a \u2018Democratic operative.\u2019<\/p>\n

Former Vice President Mike Pence told Fox News Digital Trump\u2019s conviction was \u2018an outrage and disservice to the nation.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u2018No one is above the law, but our courts must not become a tool to be used against political opponents. To millions of Americans, this was nothing more than a political prosecution driven by a Manhattan DA who ran for office on a pledge to indict the former president and this conviction undermines confidence in our system of justice,\u2019 he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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\u2018This conviction also sends a terrible message to the wider world about the American justice system and only further divides us at a time when the American people are struggling under the failed policies of the Biden administration at home and abroad. Having been convicted in a court of law, the former president has every right to appeal this conviction and I trust it will be overturned on appeal in a manner that will restore public confidence in our system of justice and equal treatment under the law.\u2019<\/p>\n

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis wrote, \u2018Today\u2019s verdict represents the culmination of a legal process that has been bent to the political will of the actors involved: a leftist prosecutor, a partisan judge and a jury reflective of one of the most liberal enclaves in America \u2014 all in an effort to \u2018get\u2019 Donald Trump.\u2019\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u2018That this case \u2014 involving alleged misdemeanor business records violations from nearly a decade ago \u2014 was even brought is a testament to the political debasement of the justice system in places like New York City,\u2019 he wrote. \u2018This is especially true considering this same district attorney routinely excuses criminal conduct in a way that has endangered law-abiding citizens in his jurisdiction.<\/p>\n

\u2018If the defendant were not Donald Trump, this case would never have been brought, the judge would have never issued similar rulings, and the jury would have never returned a guilty verdict. In America, the rule of law should be applied in a dispassionate, even-handed manner, not become captive to the political agenda of some kangaroo court.\u2019<\/p>\n

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Conservative commentator Larry Elder called the verdict an \u2018outrage\u2019 and declared that \u2018a monster has been unleashed.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u2018If Democrats don\u2019t think Republican AGs and DAs can\u2019t unleash lawfare on Democrat politicians, think again!!!\u2019 he added.<\/p>\n

Businessman Perry Johnson wrote, \u2018Today marks a troubling chapter in American history. This was always a political maneuver, not a legal one. The Biden Administration\u2019s weaponization of the justice system is evident, showing that Democrats will go to any lengths to silence and eliminate political rivals.\u2019\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u2018The American people recognize this as lawfare, and they understand its peril. President Trump will rightly appeal this unjust verdict \u2014 and he WILL WIN!\u2019 he added.<\/p>\n

Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, a staunch Trump critic, took a different, not-so-surprising approach, calling on the verdict to be respected.<\/p>\n

\u2018It is not easy to see a former President and the presumptive GOP nominee convicted of felony crimes; but the jury verdict should be respected. An appeal is in order but let\u2019s not diminish the significance of this verdict,\u2019 he wrote.<\/p>\n

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Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, Miami Mayor Francis Suarez and former Texas Rep. Will Hurd have so far remained silent since the verdict was handed down.<\/p>\n

Representatives of Haley did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital\u2019s request for comment. A spokesperson for Christie declined to comment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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