Democrats are eerily silent on punishing Trump as they prepare for the Republican trifecta in Washington
Democratic lawmakers were noticeably quiet after the verdict President-elect Donald Trump despite previously commenting on the cases against him, as Washington prepares for a Republican trifecta in Congress.
Trump was sentenced Friday after being found guilty in May of 34 counts related to falsifying business records.
The the future president was convicted on unconditional release, which means that he will not receive a prison sentence, a fine or a suspended sentence. The sentence also preserves Trump’s ability to appeal the conviction.
After Trump was found guilty in a criminal trial in May, Democratic members of Congress posted a series of reactions on social media, but they looked like men after Friday’s sentencing, which comes just days before he is sworn in on January 20. .
Trump was sentenced on Friday. (Fox News)
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., wrote in a May post on Xu, before Twitter, that “the jury has spoken and carefully reached its decision. Responsible leadership requires respect for the verdict,” while Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of of New York said that “no one is above the law”.
However, Democrats appear to have had less of a reaction to Friday’s sentence, which left Trump without any punishment.
One Democratic congresswoman issued a statement after the verdict, claiming that “our justice system is not fair.”
Representative Jasmine Crockett argued that there is a “two-tier system of justice” in this country. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc.)
“There is a two-tier justice system in this country, and Donald Trump lives at the level where he can walk into the White House without spending a single day in jail or being placed on probation after being convicted of 34 felonies. second level are clients I’ve represented as a public defender in Texas, like a 17-year-old boy who was sentenced to probation for taking candy from his school’s concession stand,” said Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, in a post on X.
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“The scales are not equal,” she added.
On the other hand, Republicans were very vocal after the verdict.
“I have no respect for the process being used in New York. I find the motives of the judge and the prosecutor to be fraught with politics,” Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-C., said in a statement. “This is a sad day for America.”
Senator Lindsey Graham speaks during a news conference at the US Capitol on July 31, 2024 in Washington, DC (Kent Nishimura)
Trump said before the sentencing that he would appeal the decision.
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Trump made the request urgent petition Supreme Court on Wednesday in an effort to prevent the Jan. 10 sentencing, but the high court ultimately rejected his urgent request to block his ruling.
Fox News’ Brooke Singman contributed to this report.
