SIOUX CITY, Iowa (Iowa Media Wire) — On Thursday, a New York jury found former president Donald Trump guilty on all 34 counts in his criminal hush money trial. Since then, leaders and politicians from around Siouxland have responded.
Iowa
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds
America saw this trial for what it was, a sham. For years, Democrats like Alvin Bragg have been trying to put President Trump in jail with complete disregard for our democracy and the will of the American people. The only verdict that matters is the one at the ballot box in November where the American people will elect President Trump again.
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds
Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa
This was never about justice. It was always about politics.
Americans see through Democrats’ weaponization of our justice system and this sham trial as a desperate attempt to persecute Trump and block his re-election.
Joni Ernst, U.S. Senator for Iowa, on X
Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa
Today’s decision is another example of leftist activist prosecutors weaponizing the judicial system to carry out their political vendettas. I expect the case to be overturned on appeal.
Chuck Grassley, U.S. Senator for Iowa, on X
Rep. Randy Feenstra of Iowa’s 4th Congressional District
Our justice system should not be used to target political opponents.
The American people decide our elections.
Randy Feenstra, U.S. Representative for Iowa’s 4th district, on X
Iowa GOP Chairman Jeff Kaufmann
The Democrat Party is lost as we know it, to the point of no return. This decision is a disgrace to the rule of law. It’s disgusting they are mobilizing the federal government for political gain. A corrupt Soros-funded prosecutor just carried out the will of the Democrats who are terrified of President Trump returning to the White House. With sentencing scheduled right before the GOP Convention in Milwaukee, the corruption and malice is as prevalent as ever here. Shameful.
Jeff Kaufmann, Chairman of the Iowa GOP
Woodbury County Democrats
Woodbury Democrats are calling for former President Donald Trump to step down as the Republican Nominee for President of the United States. Found guilty on all 34 counts of falsifying business records, the former President continues to blame the President of the United States, Joe Biden, for his legal woes, even though the charges were brought in a state court in the state where the illegal transactions occurred.
“President Trump has enough on his plate scheduling all his criminal court appearances and criminal court appeals to find the time to run for office. The United States deserves candidates who can engage in the country’s business, not their own criminal cartel business.” stated Ryan Akerberg, Woodbury County Democratic Party Communications Chair.
Ryan R. Akerberg, Communications Subcommittee Chair, Woodbury County Democrats
Iowa State Auditor Rob Sand
In 7 years as an Assistant Attorney General, I found juries in both liberal and conservative counties took the work seriously and tried to do right. Jurors deserve our thanks and respect.
Rob Sand, Iowa State Auditor
South Dakota
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem
Massively conflicted, Biden donor and Liberal judge + stacked jury with unconstitutional jury instructions + radical leftist prosecutor = wrongful conviction.
President Trump did nothing wrong, and even the liberal media knows it.
The judge violated Trump’s constitutional rights and did everything in his power to get this outcome despite the clear evidence Trump was innocent.
No doubt Trump will be easily vindicated soon as the case will obviously be overturned on appeal.
Sen. John Thune of South Dakota
This case was politically motivated from the beginning, and today’s verdict does nothing to absolve the partisan nature of this prosecution. Regardless of outcome, more and more Americans are realizing that we cannot survive four more years of Joe Biden. With President Trump in the White House and a Republican majority in the U.S. Senate, we can finally end the disastrous Biden-Schumer agenda that’s crushing American families and businesses.
Nebraska
Republican Party of Nebraska
The Republican Party of Nebraska voted at our May 18th State Convention to unanimously endorse President Donald J. Trump for the Republican nomination in the 2024 Presidential election.
In consideration of today’s sham NY trial, where President Donald J. Trump was unjustly persecuted in a made-for-tv judicial drama…our support and endorsement does…not…waiver!
We express our condemnation of the legal proceedings that continue across the country in an effort to interfere in the presidential elections. It is clear that this trial, like all the others, was politically motivated and an attempt to derail President Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign.
Today’s outcome was preordained by a partisan judge and prosecutor who have critically damaged public confidence in our justice system, perhaps irrevocably. The list of norms broken by this judge has been nothing short of inconceivable in the eyes of the all IMPARTIAL legal observers and attorneys across the country.
What is to come is the real awakening and reckoning of the people of America. Truth and persistence will lead to elimination of status quo politics and implementation of proactive objectives that bring real solutions based on our Platform Values. The results will be seen on November 5th, 2024 and the NEGOP will work tirelessly to ensure our elections are secure, our principles are furthered, Winner-Take-All is reinstated in Nebraska, and that Donald J. Trump is the next President of the United States of America.
Republican Party of Nebraska
This story will be updated with more responses.