Former President Donald Trump was found guilty by a jury of all 34 counts of falsifying business records. Elected officials in Kansas and Missouri are reacting to the verdict on social media. U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO): “This is America under a Democratic government: prosecuting political opponents, whether they’re pro-life Americans or a former president.” “This ‘trial’ has been from beginning to end a complete and utter farce, a mockery of the criminal justice system, and one of the most dangerous abuses of our political process in American history” U.S. Senator Roger Marshall (R -KS) : “The political persecution of Donald Trump is the most egregious miscarriage of justice in our nation’s history. This is happening in banana republics, under authoritarian regimes, not here in the United States. The real judge and jury will speak loudly high in November, and Donald Trump will be the next president of the United States.” US Senator Eric Schmitt (R-MO): “What happened in New York is a travesty of the rule of law and our Constitution. Democrats have opened Pandora’s box and weaponized the judicial process against President Trump ; this was a Soviet process.” The spectacle-style trial of Joe Biden’s main political adversary that has irreparably cheapened the American judicial system, President Trump, will be vindicated on appeal and the American people will reject this unprecedented law in November.” Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft ( A): A dark day in America. Joe Biden has used the justice system as a weapon to persecute one of the most important presidents in our history. The Democrats are trying to steal another election. This legal war should not continue. will stop (Trump) from winning. CALL Former Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt, now running for the United States Congress, issued this statement: “’Show me the man and I’ll show you the crime’ was coined by Stalin’s Soviet Union and that mentality is unfortunately still alive today in New York City. This is a dark day for the American justice system. This prosecution, in a state where the attorney general campaigned for office on a promise to prosecute Trump, was unfair from the beginning, and I believe this conviction for a victimless crime will be overturned on appeal. But without waiting for the appeal, the American people should render their own verdict. “No artificial processing can deny the rest of the country our election for president of the United States, and I look forward to voting for Donald Trump again on November 5.” U.S. House Representative Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO) shared this statement: “Today is a victory for justice and the rule of law. Just as every American has the right to the presumption of innocence until proven guilty, we are equally assured that no individual, including a former president, is above responsibility. Today, a jury composed of American citizens and Donald Trump’s peers reaffirmed those fundamental principles. I thank you for his impartiality and service to the nation, and I urge all Americans to respect the verdict. “However, while equal justice under the law is essential to our republic and worthy of praise, it should not be celebrated that a former president is now a convicted felon. Donald Trump represented the United States of America on the world stage, and his conviction for thirty-four separate felonies, in addition to other charges across the country, is an embarrassment to the nation and a black eye to our image in the world. “I hope my compatriots take this moment to reflect deeply on the path we have taken to get to this point and what direction we want to take moving forward.” Trump will be sentenced on July 11.
KANSAS CITY, Missouri—
Former President Donald Trump was found guilty by a jury of all 34 counts of falsifying business records.
Elected officials in Kansas and Missouri are reacting to the verdict on social media.
US Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO):
“This is America under a Democratic government: prosecuting political opponents, whether they’re pro-life Americans or a former president.”
“This ‘trial’ has been from beginning to end a complete and utter farce, a mockery of the criminal justice system, and one of the most dangerous abuses of our political process in American history.”
US Senator Roger Marshall (R-KS):
“The political persecution of Donald Trump is the most egregious miscarriage of justice in our nation’s history. This is happening in banana republics, under authoritarian regimes, not here in the United States. The real judge and jury will speak out loud in November, and Donald Trump will be the next President of the United States.”
US Senator Eric Schmitt (R-MO):
“What happened in New York is a parody of the rule of law and our Constitution. The Democrats have opened Pandora’s box and weaponized the judicial process against President Trump; this was a Soviet-style show trial of the Joe Biden’s main political adversary who has “President Trump has irreparably cheapened the American judicial system and the American people will reject this unprecedented law in November.”
Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft (R):
A dark day in America. Joe Biden has used the justice system as a weapon to persecute one of the most important presidents in our history. Democrats are trying to steal another election. This legal war must not continue. This will not stop (Trump) from winning. KeynoteUSAPEAL!
Former Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt, who is now running for US Congress, issued this statement:
“’Show me the man and I’ll show you the crime’ was coined by Stalin’s Soviet Union and that mentality is unfortunately still alive today in New York City.
This is a dark day for the American justice system. This prosecution, in a state where the attorney general campaigned for office on a promise to prosecute Trump, was unfair from the beginning, and I believe this conviction for a victimless crime will be overturned on appeal.
But without waiting for an appeal, the American people should render their own verdict. No artificial processing can deny the rest of the country our election for President of the United States, and I look forward to voting for Donald Trump again on November 5.”
U.S. House Representative Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO) shared this statement:
“Today is a victory for justice and the rule of law. Just as every American has the right to the presumption of innocence until proven guilty, we are equally assured that no individual, including a former president, is above responsibility. Today, a jury composed of American citizens and Donald Trump’s peers reaffirmed those fundamental principles. I thank you for your fairness and service to the nation and urge all Americans to respect the verdict.
“However, while equal justice under the law is essential to our republic and worthy of praise, it should not be celebrated that a former president is now a convicted felon. Donald Trump represented the United States of America on the world stage, and his conviction for thirty-four separate felonies, in addition to other charges across the country, is an embarrassment to the nation and a black eye to our image in the world.
“I hope my compatriots take this moment to reflect deeply on the path we took to get to this point and what direction we want to take moving forward.”
Trump will be sentenced on July 11.
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