Donald Trump became the first former president to be convicted of felony crimes Thursday as a New York jury found him guilty of falsifying business records in a scheme to illegally influence the 2016 election through hush money payments to a porn actor who said the two had sex.
Jurors deliberated for 9.5 hours over two days before convicting Trump of all 34 counts he faced.
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Florida’s political leaders, many of them Republican, spoke out in support of Former President Trump Thursday after he was convicted Thursday on 34 counts of falsifying business records in New York.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis
Today’s 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—all in an effort to “get” Donald Trump.
— Ron DeSantis (@GovRonDeSantis) May 30, 2024
That…
Florida CFO Jimmy Patronis
Banana republic. To orchestrate charges in an election year for something years earlier just to try and take out a political opponent - this is what people have been fleeing in 3rd World countries for decades. Embarrassing. Low point in American history. Sad day.
— Jimmy Patronis (@JimmyPatronis) May 30, 2024
U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida
The verdict in New York is a complete travesty that makes a mockery of our system of justice
— Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) May 30, 2024
A political show trial conducted by an openly pro-Biden judge whose daughter makes money off the case, a jury from the most liberal county in America, absurd and ridiculous charges and…
U.S. Rep. Mike Waltz, R-District 6 (represents Flagler and Volusia counties)
The genie is out of the bottle. This trial was always about taking President Trump off the ballot because Biden has nothing else to run on.
— Rep. Mike Waltz (@michaelgwaltz) May 30, 2024
Democrats tried to remove Trump off the ballot in Maine & Colorado. They unleashed a politicized justice system against him. This judge,…
U.S. Rep. Daniel Webster, R-District 11 (represents Lake, Orange, Polk, Sumter counties)
SHAMEFUL
— Daniel Webster (@RepWebster) May 30, 2024
This is a sad day for our country - the latest example of the two-tier justice system being weaponized against President @RealDonaldTrump.
U.S. Sen. Rick Scott
This was a sham trial and the clearest example we’ve ever seen of election interference. I am furious and no American is safe from Democrat political persecution.
— Rick Scott (@ScottforFlorida) May 30, 2024
Joe Biden and the Democrat machine manufactured a legal case against Trump to win an election. I went to New York… pic.twitter.com/Hp8oM81Fdn
State Rep. Anna Eskamani, D-Orlando
I can’t wait to see all of the Republican politicians issue their supporting “law and order” statements about Trump lol
— Rep. Anna V. Eskamani 🔨 (@AnnaForFlorida) May 30, 2024
U.S. Rep. Darren Soto, D-District 9, (representing Orange, Osceola counties)
Fmr Pres Trump had his day in court and finally faced justice. This case proves once again that no one is above the law in our country.
— Rep. Darren Soto (@RepDarrenSoto) May 30, 2024
We must respect the jury’s decision and let the appeals process play out. https://t.co/MSIpjirEPl
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody
So many Americans will remember today, the day partisan prosecutors hijacked our criminal justice system to go after a political opponent, shaking the foundation of this country—built upon the rule of law applied evenly, fairly and blindly to all. There is a reason for appellate…
— AG Ashley Moody (@AGAshleyMoody) May 30, 2024
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