The former US president appeared in court but had the support of some big names in the Republican Party, who speak of a “witch hunt” and question the process.
The hard wing of the United States Republican Party took to social media on Tuesday to defend former President Donald Trump, alleging that the accusations he faces are “horrifying” and the result of a “witch hunt.”
Donald Trump became, this Tuesday, the first former US president to sit before a judge who read him a list of 34 charges in a criminal case that he himself, in his style, described with capital letters – “surreal”. With the country in suspense and thousands of people gathered around the Manhattan courthouse, around 3:00 p.m. (local time, 8:00 p.m. Lisbon time) it became known that there were 34 charges against the former president, for allegedly having “orchestrated a series of payments to cover up three shameful cases ahead of the 2016 presidential election, the prosecutor said.
As the world watched Donald Trump go to court, there were various reactions from the hard-liners of the Republican Party to this situation. “Pray for President Trump. Pray for our country. This is horrible,” Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, who traveled to New York, where Trump appeared in court today, wrote on Twitter to lead a protest on her behalf. The congresswoman compared the former president with great historical figures, such as the South African leader Nelson Mandela or Jesus Christ.
Pray for President Trump.
Pray for our country.
this is horrible— Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene????????? (@RepMTG) April 4, 2023
Jim Jordan, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, said that “justice is the same for everyone, unless someone is the Republican presidential nominee.”
Republican George Santos, New York’s representative in Congress, also expressed his unequivocal support for Trump. #I voted for him in the primary and twice for president in the general election. Today I stood up because that’s what true fans do, show up on their best and worst days,” he said on Twitter.
“Good luck, Mr. President. The United States is with you in this witch hunt,” fellow congressman Matt Gaetz wrote on social media.
Good luck, Mr. President.
America is on your side against this witch hunt. pic.twitter.com/eSylTPl19N
— Rep. Matt Gaetz (@RepMattGaetz) April 4, 2023
Former US President Donald Trump appeared in Manhattan criminal court on Tuesday, pleading not guilty to 34 counts of falsifying business records, according to multiple media outlets.
The plea of not guilty was made during the brief session in the New York court that lasted about 40 minutes and where the prosecutors presented the accusation of the grand jury against the former president and businessman.
The accusations are linked to the case of an alleged payment of bribes to a former pornographic actress, Stormy Daniels, which would have served to buy her silence about an extramarital affair, before the 2016 presidential election campaign.
The hearing was historic, as the Republican tycoon becomes the first former US head of state to appear before a judge and on legal charges, and can proceed to trial, although the defendant does everything possible to avoid this scenario.
Trump, 76 years old and already announced candidate for the race for the White House by the Republicans, has been criticizing the process on social networks, which is dividing and shaking the United States.
The billionaire claims his innocence and claims to be the victim of a “witch hunt” orchestrated by the Democrats of President Joe Biden, whom he also accuses of having “stolen” his victory in the 2020 presidential election.
Source: Observadora
