Local political leaders react to guilty verdict in Trump hush money trial

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Political leaders successful Central California are speaking retired aft erstwhile President Donald Trump was recovered blameworthy connected each 34 counts related to his hush wealth trial.

The American governmental disagreement was connected afloat show successful the Valley connected Thursday night.

Republicans rapidly came to Trump's broadside conscionable hours aft helium became the archetypal erstwhile American president convicted of felonies.

"I volition determination eden and Earth. I volition bash everything I perchance tin to spot that Donald Trump is elected. Like I said, I deliberation we've crossed a precise agleam line," said Republican Congressman Tom McClintock.

McClintock doubled down, blaming President Biden and telling Action News the proceedings was governmental from the start.

"No Democracy tin past erstwhile an incumbent president and his partisans tin enactment their hostile successful jailhouse - nether the astir absurd of pretexts," said McClintock.

While McClintock says the verdict threatens American democracy, Fresno Democrats are applauding the jury's decision, saying it strengthens democracy.

"Our justness strategy prevailed... Nobody is supra the law. That's what they're saying to us. Nobody is supra the law," said Marsha Conant, vice seat of the Fresno County Democratic Party

During an interrogation with Action News soon aft the verdict, Conant said it came arsenic a quote, "relief".

"It's a bully time successful American past due to the fact that it shows each of america that information tin prevail. That the justness strategy tin prevail," said Conant.

The governmental disagreement successful Fresno seems to lucifer nationwide polling.

ABC News reported past period that 87% of Democrats believed Trump was guilty, portion conscionable 14% of Republicans did.

While there's wide disagreement betwixt the parties, determination is immoderate communal ground.

Valley Republicans and Democrats told Action News connected Thursday that the blameworthy verdict volition assistance their cause.

"I anticipation it energizes Democrats to judge successful the system," said Conant.

"This isn't going to crook disconnected a batch of people. This is going to activate a batch of people," added David Tangipa, erstwhile seat of the Valley Young Republicans.

As for the former, present convicted, president, Trump has called the trial, quote, "rigged."

We're expecting to perceive much from him connected Friday greeting erstwhile helium addresses the verdict from Trump Tower successful New York.