![]() ![]() 2 Senate Democrat, Dick Durbin, said any political violence or threats of violence cannot be tolerated. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said in a statement that Trump will be able to avail himself of the legal system, and a jury, not politics, can determine his fate according to the facts and the law. WALSH: They say the indictment shows that no one is above the law. But few were talking specifically about Trump's behavior in terms of the hush money payments to an adult film star. ![]() Other Republican lawmakers dismissed the indictment, calling it an abuse of power. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy blasted the Manhattan DA, tweeting that Alvin Bragg, quote, "irreparably damaged our country in an attempt to interfere in our presidential election." He vowed the House would hold Bragg to account. But Republicans knew this could happen, and they were ready to respond. Both the House and Senate wrapped up business, and members were traveling back to their districts yesterday when the news broke. So how are Republicans on Capitol Hill reacting?ĭEIRDRE WALSH, BYLINE: They immediately attacked the prosecutor and the process as political. Trump himself was signaling that this could happen very soon, Deirdre. MARTÍNEZ: NPR congressional correspondent Deirdre Walsh joins us now to bring us some of those comments. PFEIFFER: Reaction in Congress was split along party lines, and both sides of the aisle noted the historic event. ![]() Falsifying business records would be a crime. The reimbursement was then logged with Trump's businesses as a retainer for legal services. Former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen made those payments. Trump's under indictment in an investigation into hush money payments to an adult film star. A prosecutor's office in New York says it is in touch with attorneys for former President Donald Trump to, quote, "coordinate his surrender" for an arraignment. ![]()
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