Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) suggested the New York hush money case played a part in helping President-elect Trump win the 2024 presidential election against Vice President Harris.
“In both cases, you had two rogue prosecutors who decided that when they were running for office that they were going to go after Donald Trump.
And in both cases, the charges make no sense,” the New York Republican said.
Lawler’s remarks came as New York Judge Juan Merchan on Friday ordered that the hush money criminal sentencing occur on Jan. 10 — 10 days before Trump’s inauguration.
In response, Trump said that Merchan should be disbarred and added that he “never falsified business records.
Rep. Lawler, Mike (R-N. Y. The New York hush money case may have contributed to President-elect Trump defeating Vice President Harris in the 2024 presidential election.
“Well, the great irony in all of this is that I don’t think anyone did more to help elect Donald Trump president of the United States than Alvin Bragg and Tish James,” Lawler stated on Fox News on Saturday. Bragg (D) is the Manhattan district attorney whose office prosecuted the case in which a 12-person jury found Trump guilty of 34 counts. Any wrongdoing has been denied by the president-elect.
“In both cases, two rogue prosecutors made the decision to target Donald Trump during their campaigns for office. That’s what they said. They took off running. And then actually did it. Furthermore, the accusations in both instances are illogical, the New York Republican stated.
Lawler’s comments coincided with New York Judge Juan Merchan’s Friday order for the hush money criminal sentencing to take place on January. Ten to ten days prior to Trump’s inauguration.
Merchan made a suggestion in his ruling that he would not punish Trump for the May conviction because of worries about his immunity from criminal prosecution when he takes the oath of office later this month.
Trump responded by stating that Merchan “never falsified business records” and calling for his disbarment. It is a false accusation against their political rival, ME, that was fabricated by a dishonest judge acting on behalf of the Biden/Harris Injustice Department! “”.
Bragg’s case ought to have been dismissed, according to Lawler.
“In Alvin Bragg’s case, he changed the case from a federal case to a state case and from a misdemeanor to a felony, which at worst would have been a violation of the FEC,” he said. “On the basis of that alone, it ought to have been rejected. “”.
