Trump, while lambasting the prosecution in his New York hush money criminal trial as a “disgrace,” similarly pointed to this fall’s presidential election. And they know what happened here, and everybody knows what happened here,” Trump told reporters outside the Manhattan courtroom. South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott, who is also a possible Trump running mate, claimed on Thursday that the US justice system “hunts Republicans while protecting Democrats.”“This was certainly a hoax, a sham. “I respect our justice system and the rule of law. If he defeats Biden in November, Trump would be the first sitting president in history to be a convicted felon.

Source: CNN May 31, 2024 06:12 UTC