Deplorable:
Two days after Donald Trump was convicted of 34 felonies in a hush money case, Iowa Republicans rallied in Des Moines to urge their supporters to turn out to support him and other GOP candidates in the coming November elections.
“Joe Biden’s America is more dangerous than we have seen in years,” U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst said Saturday at her annual Roast and Ride fundraiser. “It is less secure here in America because of his policies. But we cannot give into this way of life.”
As she and other Iowa Republicans took the stage, each backed the former president unequivocally despite the New York jury's verdict that came after only 10 hours of deliberation.
“It’s time we restore faith in our justice system and stop the political persecution of Donald J. Trump,” Ernst said to applause.
Trump was found guilty on all 34 counts in his New York criminal trial May 30, becoming the first former U.S. president to be convicted of a crime. He was convicted of falsifying business records in an effort to conceal hush money payments to porn star Stormy Daniels to keep her story away from voters ahead of the 2016 presidential election.
Trump could serve up to four years in prison, with sentencing scheduled for July 11 — just days before the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee.
Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds, who said ahead of the Iowa Caucuses that she endorsed Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis because she didn’t believe Trump could win a general election, also backed the former president profusely on Saturday.
“They’ve weaponized the justice system with a political persecution of our nominee and Biden’s opponent,” Reynolds said. “But I can tell you without hesitation that on Nov. 5 the people of this country will weigh in. And $53 million in 24 hours is a pretty good indication of where the people of this country are standing.”
Trump’s campaign has said it raised $53 million in the day after his conviction.
U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley and U.S. Reps. Ashley Hinson and Zach Nunn also used some of their time on stage to support Trump.
"The only way the Democrats have, when they know that they've lost to President Trump, is to try and take back the House so on day one, they can impeach him. So that on day two, they can try to impeach him. And so that on day three and four, they will just try to impeach him," said Nunn, who is seeking re-election to the swingy 3rd Congressional District in central Iowa. "Because that's the only thing, as we've seen this week, that the Democrats have in their playbook."
Asked by reporters if she has faith in the independent jury system, which found Trump guilty, Ernst again criticized the process.
“If you listen to the judge's instructions, they were mind boggling to me,” she said. “So one juror could find one count maybe guilty, and then it could be considered unanimous. This was ridiculous. It is a sham. I am worried.”
The judge's instructions did require the jurors to unanimously agree that Trump used some unlawful means to interfere in the election, but he said they didn't need to agree on which means he used.
Prosecutors accused Trump of falsifying business records to interfere in the 2016 presidential election using three "unlawful means:"
Two days after Donald Trump was convicted of 34 felonies in a hush money case, Iowa Republicans rallied in Des Moines to urge their supporters to turn out to support him and other GOP candidates in the coming November elections.
“Joe Biden’s America is more dangerous than we have seen in years,” U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst said Saturday at her annual Roast and Ride fundraiser. “It is less secure here in America because of his policies. But we cannot give into this way of life.”
As she and other Iowa Republicans took the stage, each backed the former president unequivocally despite the New York jury's verdict that came after only 10 hours of deliberation.
“It’s time we restore faith in our justice system and stop the political persecution of Donald J. Trump,” Ernst said to applause.
Trump was found guilty on all 34 counts in his New York criminal trial May 30, becoming the first former U.S. president to be convicted of a crime. He was convicted of falsifying business records in an effort to conceal hush money payments to porn star Stormy Daniels to keep her story away from voters ahead of the 2016 presidential election.
Trump could serve up to four years in prison, with sentencing scheduled for July 11 — just days before the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee.
Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds, who said ahead of the Iowa Caucuses that she endorsed Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis because she didn’t believe Trump could win a general election, also backed the former president profusely on Saturday.
“They’ve weaponized the justice system with a political persecution of our nominee and Biden’s opponent,” Reynolds said. “But I can tell you without hesitation that on Nov. 5 the people of this country will weigh in. And $53 million in 24 hours is a pretty good indication of where the people of this country are standing.”
Trump’s campaign has said it raised $53 million in the day after his conviction.
U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley and U.S. Reps. Ashley Hinson and Zach Nunn also used some of their time on stage to support Trump.
"The only way the Democrats have, when they know that they've lost to President Trump, is to try and take back the House so on day one, they can impeach him. So that on day two, they can try to impeach him. And so that on day three and four, they will just try to impeach him," said Nunn, who is seeking re-election to the swingy 3rd Congressional District in central Iowa. "Because that's the only thing, as we've seen this week, that the Democrats have in their playbook."
Asked by reporters if she has faith in the independent jury system, which found Trump guilty, Ernst again criticized the process.
“If you listen to the judge's instructions, they were mind boggling to me,” she said. “So one juror could find one count maybe guilty, and then it could be considered unanimous. This was ridiculous. It is a sham. I am worried.”
The judge's instructions did require the jurors to unanimously agree that Trump used some unlawful means to interfere in the election, but he said they didn't need to agree on which means he used.
Prosecutors accused Trump of falsifying business records to interfere in the 2016 presidential election using three "unlawful means:"
- Violating federal campaign finance laws through a hush money payment to Daniels;
- Falsifying another business record under New York law, such as bank records tied to former Trump fixer Michael Cohen's payment to Daniels' lawyer; and
- Violating New York tax laws.
Iowa Republicans rally behind Donald Trump at Roast and Ride following felony conviction
Two days after Donald Trump was convicted of 34 felonies, Iowa Republicans rallied in Des Moines to urge their supporters to support him in November.
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