The Senate responds to the Trump conviction

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Yet another glimpse of the country’s political polarization.

Here is the Senate response to the Trump conviction:

Tommy Tuberville (R-AL):

Katie Britt: (R-AL):

Lisa Murkowski (R-AK): Nothing we can find

Dan Sullivan (R-AK):

This is a very sad day for America and the rule of law. The conviction of a former President—the leading candidate for the White House—just months before the election sets a dangerous precedent and pushes our great nation even further into banana republic territory. This case, brought by a far-left, partisan local prosecutor who campaigned on getting Trump, exemplifies the old Soviet adage: Show me the man, I’ll show you the crime. President Trump should be exonerated on appeal. The 2024 presidential election should be decided at the ballot box, not by this unprecedented political prosecution. I trust that the American people will see through this gross abuse of our justice system.

Krysten Sinema: (Ind-AZ): Nothing I can find

Mark Kelly (D-AZ): ““It’s a sad day for our nation to see, for the first time, a former president convicted on criminal charges. I respect the independence of our justice system and the integrity of this trial.” Source

John Boozman (R-AR):

Tom Cotton (R-AR):

Alex Padilla (D-CA): “In the United States of America, no one is above the law — including a former president. Donald Trump has been found GUILTY on all 34 counts by a jury of his peers in New York.” SOURCE

Laphonza Butler (D-CA):

Michael Bennet (D-CO):

John Hickenlooper (D-CO): Nothing we can find

Richard Blumenthal (D-CT): Nothing we can find

Chris Murphy (D-CT):

More Murphy here.

Tom Carper (D-DE):

Chris Coons (D-DE): “[The verdict] reaffirms the basic principle that no one is above the law, not even a former president.” SOURCE

Marco Rubio (R-FL):

Rick Scott: (R-FL):

Jon Ossoff (D-GA): Nothing we can find

Raphael Warnock (D-GA):

Brian Schatz (D-HI): Nothing we can find.

Mazie Hirono (D-HI): Nothing we can find

Mike Crapo (R-ID): Nothing we can find

Jim Risch (R-ID): Nothing we can find

Dick Durbin (D-IL):

Tammy Duckworth (D-IL):

Todd Young (R-IN): Nothing we can find

Mike Braun (R-IN):

Chuck Grassley (R-IA):

Joni Ernst (R-IA):

Jerry Moran (R-KS): Nothing we can find

Roger Marshall (R-KS): This seems to be a few hours before the verdict:

Mitch McConnell (R-KY):

Rand Paul (R-KY):

Bill Cassidy (R-LA):

John Kennedy (R-LA): Nothing we can find

Susan Collins (R-ME): “

It is fundamental to our American system of justice that the government prosecutes cases because of alleged criminal conduct regardless of who the defendant happens to be. In this case the opposite has happened. The district attorney, who campaigned on a promise to prosecute Donald Trump, brought these charges precisely because of who the defendant was rather than because of any specified criminal conduct…The political underpinnings of this case further blur the lines between the judicial system and the electoral system, and this verdict likely will be the subject of a protracted appeals process… SOURCE

Angus King (R-ME): “

The event was also a typical day in courthouses across the country — 12 men and women, from all walks of life, coming together to do their civic duty,” he said. “As we face a world of uncertainties and conflict, the infrastructure of our shared American identity remains sturdy so long as we are vigilant in remembering our founding principles, including equal justice under the law. SOURCE

Ben Cardin (D-MD): Nothing we can find

Chris Van Hollen (D-MD):

Elizabeth Warren (D-MA): Nothing we can find

Ed Markey (D-MA):

Debbie Stabenow (D-MI): Nothing we can find

Gary Peters (D-MI): Nothing we can find

Amy Klobuchar (D-MN): Nothing we can find

Tina Smith (D-MN): Nothing we can find

Roger Wicker (D-MS):

This prosecution has been an outrageous perversion of our justice system” and that “unless reversed, it could set a disturbing precedent in which our courts are weaponized by one party against the other. Today is a dark day for the rule of law. SOURCE

Cindy Hyde-Smith (D-MS):

Josh Hawley (R-MO):

Eric Schmitt (R-MO):

Jon Tester (D-MT): Nothing we can find

Steve Daines (R-MT):

Deb Fischer (R-NE):

Pete Ricketts (R-NE):

Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nevada)

Jacky Rosen (D-NV): Nothing we can find

Jean Shaheen (D-NH):

It is a sad day for this country when a former President is found guilty on thirty-four felony counts, but it also demonstrates that our criminal justice system works. No one is above the law. Donald Trump was judged by a jury of his peers, and that jury’s decision based on the evidence presented must be respected. SOURCE

Maggie Hassan (D-NH):

It is striking and somber that a jury found the former President of the United States guilty of a crime — and this case also showed our independent criminal justice system at work. In the United States, no one is above the law. The former President had a trial just like every American has the right to expect when charged with a crime and in that trial, the jury weighed the evidence, considered the facts of this case, and found the former President guilty. SOURCE

Bob Menendez (D-NJ): Nothing we can find

Cory Booker (D-NJ):

Martin Heinrich, (D-NM):

Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM):

Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY): Nothing I can find

Chuck Schumer (D-NY):

Thom Tillis (R-NC):

Ted Budd (R-NC):

John Hoeven (R-ND):

Kevin Cramer (R-ND):

Sherrod Brown (D-OH): Nothing we can find

J.D. Vance (R-OH):

James Lankford (R-OK):

Markwayne Mullin (R-OK):

Ron Wyden (D-OR):

Jeff Merkley (D-OR):

Bob Casey Jr. (D-PA): Nothing we can find

John Fetterman (D-PA):

Jack Reed (D-RI):

Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI):

Lindsay Graham (R-SC):

The wacky Left hopes this sham conviction will be just enough to get the disastrous Biden Administration over the line in a handful of key states in November. The problem with this analysis is that the verdict does not fix the train wreck that is the Biden Administration. I expect a surge in voter participation and fundraising that will not only offset the political effects of this sham verdict but will also benefit the Republican Senate and House. The chance for a Republican House majority has been tremendously enhanced. As to the Senate, red and purple state Democrats who associate themselves with this sham verdict will have a political nightmare on their hands. Finally, any Republican who accepts this rigged verdict will have made a tremendous mistake.

Tim Scott (R-SC):

John Thune (R-SD):

Mike Rounds (R-SD):

“I think what we’re going to have right now, I think this is basically assured his candidacy. And now it’s a matter of how do they go about in the appeals process, either reversing this process or explaining to the people how this could ever happen, when federal prosecutors and basically decline to prosecute for a lot of the same things…I think it’s going to be extremely difficult to bring America back together again and to not believe that this wasn’t an attempt to influence the election outcome this year. This is going to be hard to bring people back together again…” SOURCE

Marsha Blackburn (R-TN):

Bill Hagerty (R-TN):

John Cornyn (R-TX):

Ted Cruz (D-TX):

Mike Lee (R-UT):

Mitt Romney (R-UT): Nothing we can find

Bernie Sanders (IND-VT): Nothing we can find

Peter Welch (D-VT):

Mark Warner (D-VA):

Tim Kaine (D-VA):

Patty Murray (D-WA): Nothing we can find

Maria Cantwell (D-WA): Nothing we can find

Joe Manchin (IND-WV): Nothing we can find.

Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV):

Ron Johnson (R-WI):

Tammy Baldwin (D-WI): “Donald Trump had his day in court. A jury of his peers saw that there was evidence beyond a reasonable doubt he was guilty. No one, including a former president, is above the law…” SOURCE

John Barrasso (R-WY):

Cynthia Lummis (R-WY):

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  1. Remember when you could tell the difference between the Republican Party and the Kremlin? I miss those days.

    “Kremlin defends Trump, claims he is being politically targeted”