Rep. Elise Stefanik, a Republican from New York, denounced a “weaponized justice system” following the New York v. Trump decision. found Former President Trump is guilty on all charges.
“Today’s verdict shows how corrupt, rigged and un-American our weaponized justice system has become under Joe Biden and a Democratic Administration. I fully support President Trump’s appeal and hope that the New York Superior Court will deliver justice and overturn this verdict. The facts are clear: this was a zombie case illegally filed by corrupt prosecutors following Joe Biden’s political bidding and desperate to save Joe Biden’s failing campaign,” Stefanik said in comments provided to Fox News Digital on Thursday.
The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office charged Trump with 34 counts of first-degree falsifying business records. Trump has pleaded not guilty.
The jury returned a guilty verdict for Trump on all charges late Thursday afternoon.
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Rep. Elise Stefanik questions Columbia University President Nemat Shafik during a House hearing on Capitol Hill on April 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Maryam Zuhaib)
Stefanik continued in her comments that the trial was “overseen by a corrupt and highly vested judge who is a Biden donor and whose own family has benefited from this case.”
Former President Trump will return to Manhattan Criminal Court in New York on Thursday, May 30, 2024. (Pool Photo by Michael M. Santiago/via Associated Press)
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“This case hinged on the testimony of a convicted felon who was disbarred for lying and who perjured himself when he lied to Congress. This sham trial was presided over by a corrupt and highly unethical judge who is a Biden donor and whose family directly benefited from this case. This corrupt Democratic judge imposed a clearly unconstitutional gag order on President Trump and his team,” Stefanik continued.
Former President Trump returned to court shortly before hearing the jury’s verdict in his criminal trial, Thursday, May 30, 2024, in New York. (Pool photo by Justin Lane/via Associated Press)
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“This corrupt Democrat judge sided with the prosecution at every turn and prevented President Trump’s defense from calling key witnesses to the stand. The prosecution team that brought this case was made up of a Soros-funded Far Left Democrat District Attorney, Democratic political operatives, and Democratic donors. From the beginning, the weaponized scales of justice were tipped against President Trump. Joe Biden, the Far Left Democrats, and their stenographers in the mainstream media have made it clear they will stop at nothing to stop President Trump from returning to the White House. We must work day and night to ensure that President Trump wins in November and saves America from Biden’s failed Far Left Democrat policies and his illegal weaponization of our justice system against the American people.”
Former President Trump will go on trial in Manhattan Criminal Court in New York City on May 21, 2024. (Michael M. Santiago/Pool AFP via Getty Images)
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During the trial, Ms. Stefanik filed an ethics complaint against Judge Juan Marchan for alleged conflicts of interest related to her daughter’s representation of Democratic politicians and political action committees. She also wrote separate letters to the New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct and the Office of the Inspector General of the New York State Unified Court System warning of “potential misconduct” in Judge Marchan’s repeated appointments to cases involving Mr. Trump and his allies.
Trump is scheduled to be sentenced on July 11, four days before the start of the Republican National Convention.
