Republicans raged against the Manhattan jury finding former president Donald Trump guilty on all counts in the hush money case.
Trump’s son Donald Trump Jr put it succinctly in a series of posts on X.
“Such bulls***,” the younger Trump said. He later expanded.
“Guilty on all counts,” he said. “The Democrats have succeeded in their years long attempt to turn America into a third-world shithole. November 5 is our last chance to save it.”
House Speaker Mike Johnson, who had visited the court earlier this month in support of Trump, also denounced the verdict in a statement.
“Today is a shameful day in American history,” he said. “Democrats cheered as they convicted the leader of the opposing party on ridiculous charges, predicated on the testimony of a disbarred, convicted felon. This was a purely political exercise, not a legal one.”