Trump guilty verdict reveals split among former GOP presidential primary opponents
2024 Presidential Election,Donald Trump,Trump Indictments,Vice President,Republican Party
Former President Donald Trump's Republican presidential primary opponents offered a variety of reactions to the guilty verdict in his New York City trial, ranging from blasting Democrats for pursuing the charges against him to complete silence.
The jury found Trump guilty Thursday on all 34 counts of falsifying business records related to the hush money payment to adult film actress Stormy Daniels in the lead up to the 2016 presidential election.
South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott posted a video of himself on X blasting what he called a "hoax," a "sham" and evidence of an "obsolete injustice justice system."
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