Democratic lawmakers were noticeably silent after the ruling President-elect Donald Trump Although he previously commented on the cases against him, as Washington prepares for a Republican trifecta in Congress.
Trump was sentenced on Friday after being found guilty of 34 counts of falsifying business records in May.
the Judge the next president For unconditional release, meaning he will not receive any prison sentence, fine or probation. The ruling also preserves Trump's ability to appeal the conviction.
After Trump was convicted in criminal court in May, Democratic members of Congress unleashed a wave of reactions on social media, but they appeared silent after Friday's ruling, which comes just days before he is sworn in on January 20.
Trump was sentenced on Friday. (Fox News)
“The jury spoke and decided carefully. Responsible leadership requires respect for the verdict,” House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., wrote in May in a post on X, previously on Twitter. “No one is above the law,” Ocasio-Cortez of New York said.
However, Democrats appeared less engaged with Friday's ruling, which left Trump free of any punishment.
A Democratic congresswoman issued a statement following the unconditional release ruling, claiming that “our justice system is not fair.”
MP Jasmine Crockett claimed there was a “two-tiered justice system in this country”. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc)
“There is a two-tier justice system in this country, and Donald Trump is at the level where he can enter the White House without spending a day in jail or being placed on probation after being convicted of 34 felonies. The other tier is the clients I represented as a public defender in Texas, like The seventeen-year-old boy who was held on probation for a felony because he took some candy from his school concession stand,” Rep. Yasmine Crockett, D-Texas, said in a post on X.
Republicans criticize Trump's “joking” ruling 10 days before he is sworn in
“The scales are not equal,” she added.
Republicans, on the other hand, were very vocal after the ruling.
“I have no respect for the process used in New York,” Sen. Lindsey Graham, a Republican committee member, said in a statement. “I find the judge and prosecutor’s motives to be full of politics.” “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 pronouncing the ruling, that he would appeal the decision.
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Trump made a request Emergency petition He went to the Supreme Court on Wednesday in an attempt to block his sentencing on January 10, but the high court ultimately denied his emergency petition to block his sentencing.
Fox News' Brooke Singman contributed to this report.
