Senator Bob Casey claimed in Saturday remarks that the guilty verdict reached by a New York jury in former President Donald Trump’s controversial hush money trial accurately reflects the country’s justice system.
Casey initially held his silence on the outcome of the trial after the jury found Trump guilty on 32 felony counts, with Go Erie reporting on Friday, “Casey did not immediately issue a public statement on the conviction.”
The Democrat eventually commented to Fox News Digital after its article was published on Friday.
Casey claimed in a statement to the outlet, “The former president had his day in court in front of a jury of citizens, as we all deserve, and this verdict reflects that.”
By contrast, Republican U.S. Senate nominee Dave McCormick wrote in a post to the social media platform X that the guilty verdict is “despicable” and a “miscarriage of justice.”
“This is a terrible day for America and for trust in our justice system,” wrote McCormick. He added, “This case should never have been brought in the first place, and this miscarriage of justice is despicable.”
This is a terrible day for America and for trust in our justice system.
As CNN’s Fareed Zakaria said, "I doubt the New York indictment would have been brought against a defendant whose name was not Donald Trump."
This case should never have been brought in the first place,…
— Dave McCormick (@DaveMcCormickPA) May 30, 2024
Some Democrats have suggested the conviction will hurt Trump at the polls, with Alex Soros, the son of Hungarian-American financier and Democratic mega-donor George Soros, recently urging Democrats to refer to the former president as “a convicted felon at every opportunity.”
Despite the claim, the Trump campaign reported raising nearly $53 million within 12 hours of the former president’s conviction.
A snap poll of U.S. voters, commissioned by The Daily Mail, additionally showed the conviction may have increased support for Trump.
According to that survey, 59 percent of voters said the conviction would not change their decision to vote for or against the former president. However, 22 percent of respondents said they view Trump more positively after the verdict, compared to 16 percent who viewed the former president more negatively.
In a Friday press conference in New York, Trump stressed his position that the trial was “rigged” and an example of partisan election interference from Democrats, including President Joe Biden.
“If they can do this to me, they can do this to anyone,” said Trump. “It was very unfair.”
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Tom Pappert is the lead reporter for The Tennessee Star, and also reports for The Pennsylvania Daily Star and The Arizona Sun Times. Follow Tom on X/Twitter. Email tips to [email protected].
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