{"id":1034605,"date":"2024-06-05T12:01:12","date_gmt":"2024-06-05T12:01:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/?p=1034605"},"modified":"2024-06-05T16:43:09","modified_gmt":"2024-06-05T16:43:09","slug":"trumps-maga-veepstakes-latest-litmus-test-loyalty-to-trump-above-the-rule-of-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/trumps-maga-veepstakes-latest-litmus-test-loyalty-to-trump-above-the-rule-of-law\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump\u2019s MAGA Veepstakes Latest Litmus Test: Loyalty to Trump Above the Rule of Law"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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In response to Donald Trump\u2019s VP contenders attacking the rule of law, <\/em>DNC Rapid Response Director Alex Floyd released the following statement: <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cConvicted felon Donald Trump has made loyalty to him over the rule of law a crucial part of his extreme MAGA litmus test, and his VP contenders are clearly willing to abandon law and order to get his approval. Trump\u2019s potential running mates are already lining up to undermine the core principles of our justice system just like they\u2019ve lined up to support Donald Trump\u2019s attempts to undermine our democracy on and after January 6 \u2013 all for the chance to lose on the same ticket as Trump in November.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MAGA VP contenders are tripping over themselves to pass Trump\u2019s latest litmus test: undermining the rule of law. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tim Scott<\/strong><\/a>: \u201cA friendly reminder that this trial is\u2026 A sham. A spectacle. A stunt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cA politically motivated circus in an effort to engineer an election and keep Donald J. Trump off the campaign trail.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Doug Burgum<\/strong><\/a>: \u201cThis verdict is a travesty of justice.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis Lawfare should scare every American.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

J.D. Vance<\/strong><\/a>: \u201cThis decision is a disgrace to the rule of law and our Constitution.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIn reality<\/a>, the only thing that Donald Trump is guilty of is being in the courtroom of a political sham trial.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Byron Donalds<\/strong><\/a>: \u201cWhat happened in NY is disaster verdict by a crooked judge and a crooked prosecution. Donald Trump is innocent. To hell with what the jury said.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tom Cotton<\/strong><\/a>: \u201cThis verdict, like the case itself, is a travesty of justice. The nakedly partisan judge biased the trial at every turn, from allowing an unconstitutional indictment in the first place to excluding key evidence to rigging the jury instructions.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Elise Stefanik<\/strong><\/a>: \u201cToday\u2019s verdict shows how corrupt, rigged, and unAmerican the weaponized justice system has become under Joe Biden.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Marco Rubio<\/strong><\/a>: \u201cThe verdict in New York is a complete travesty that makes a mockery of our system of justice.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kristi Noem<\/strong><\/a>: \u201cPresident Trump did nothing wrong, and even the liberal media knows it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe judge violated Trump\u2019s constitutional rights and did everything in his power to get this outcome despite the clear evidence Trump was innocent.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Katie Britt<\/strong><\/a>: \u201cToday is a sad and shameful day. Democrats just set the dangerous, destructive precedent of the party in power weaponizing prosecutorial powers against their political adversary. This is a hallmark of a banana republic, not a constitutional republic.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vivek Ramaswamy<\/strong><\/a>: \u201cTrump led criminal justice reform. Now he\u2019s suffering criminal *injustice* at the highest level. One of surprising effects of this sham verdict: more black voters will flock to Trump in droves & for good reason.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sarah Huckabee Sanders<\/strong><\/a>: \u201cThis is a politically-motivated sham trial.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Marsha Blackburn<\/strong><\/a>: \u201cToday\u2019s verdict is an undemocratic and un-American weaponization of our justice system against Trump.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nancy Mace<\/strong><\/a>: \u201cThis is a VERY dark day for American democracy when the law is weaponized against its own citizens.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In response to Donald Trump\u2019s VP contenders attacking the rule of law, DNC Rapid Response Director Alex Floyd released the following statement:  \u201cConvicted felon Donald Trump has made loyalty to him over the rule of law a crucial part of his extreme MAGA litmus test, and his VP contenders are clearly willing to abandon law […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":263,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1034605","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press-release"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nTrump\u2019s MAGA Veepstakes Latest Litmus Test: Loyalty to Trump Above the Rule of Law - Democrats<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/trumps-maga-veepstakes-latest-litmus-test-loyalty-to-trump-above-the-rule-of-law\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Democrats\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-06-05T12:01:12+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-06-05T16:43:09+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/signal-2024-05-21-225610_002.png?w=780\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Claire DePree\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Claire DePree\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/trumps-maga-veepstakes-latest-litmus-test-loyalty-to-trump-above-the-rule-of-law\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/trumps-maga-veepstakes-latest-litmus-test-loyalty-to-trump-above-the-rule-of-law\/\",\"name\":\"Trump\u2019s MAGA Veepstakes Latest Litmus Test: Loyalty to Trump Above the Rule of Law - 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