Embracing Donald Trump's strategy of blaming the U.S. justice system after his historic guilty verdict, Republicans in Congress are fervently enlisting themselves in his campaign of vengeance and political retribution as the GOP runs to reclaim the White House.
Trump still faces three other felony indictmentsRepublicans lawmakers are joining former President Donald Trump 's attacks on the justice system and a campaign of vengeance after his guilty verdict.Embracing Donald Trump 's strategy of blaming the U.S. justice system after his historic guilty verdict, Republicans in Congress are fervently enlisting themselves in his campaign of vengeance and political retribution as the GOP runs to reclaim the White House.
She also posted the upside-down American flag that has come to symbolize the "Stop the Steal" movement Trump started with allies before the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. "What we're gearing up for is if Trump wins, he's going to use the apparatus of the state to target his political opponents," said Jason Stanley, a professor at Yale and the author of "How Fascism Works."
A Trump campaign memo contained talking points for Republican lawmakers, suggesting they call the case a "sham," "hoax," "witch hunt," "election interference" and "lawfare" designed by Biden, whom it called "crooked." As for Trump's claims the case is being orchestrated by the Democratic president to hurt him politically, Biden quipped: "I didn't know I was that powerful."
The outgoing Senate Republican leader, Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, said he expected Trump would win the hush money case on appeal, but the three senators seeking to replace McConnell as leader echoed Trump with stronger criticisms of the judicial system.
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