Source: ‘Disservice to the nation’: Former VP Pence breaks silence on Trump’s NYC conviction | Fox News
Former Vice President Mike Pence reacted on Friday to the criminal conviction of former President Donald Trump in a New York City courtroom and said a “terrible message” has been sent.
“The conviction of former President Trump on politically motivated charges is an outrage and disservice to the nation,” Pence told Fox News Digital.
“No one is above the law, but our courts must not become a tool to be used against political opponents,” Pence continued. “To millions of Americans, this was nothing more than a political prosecution driven by a Manhattan DA who ran for office on a pledge to indict the former president and this conviction undermines confidence in our system of justice.”
“This conviction also sends a terrible message to the wider world about the American justice system and only further divides us at a time when the American people are struggling under the failed policies of the Biden administration at home and abroad,” he added.
Pence continued, “Having been convicted in a court of law, the former president has every right to appeal this conviction and I trust it will be overturned on appeal in a manner that will restore public confidence in our system of justice and equal treatment under the law.”
Trump was found guilty on Thursday on all counts in his historic and unprecedented criminal trial, making him the first former president of the United States to be convicted of a crime.
Moments after the verdict was delivered by the jury, the former president spoke to reporters in the hallway outside the courtroom.
“This was a disgrace. This was a rigged trial by a conflicted judge who was corrupt, as a rigged trial and disgrace. It wouldn’t give us a venue change,” Trump said. “We were at 5% or 6% in this district, in this area. This was a rigged, disgraceful trial.”
Trump said “the real verdict is going to be Nov. 5 by the people.”
前副总统迈克·彭斯周五对前总统唐纳德·特朗普在纽约市法庭被刑事定罪作出反应，并表示这已经发出了“可怕的信息”。 彭斯对福克斯新闻数字频道表示：“前总统特朗普因出于政治动机被指控而定罪令人愤慨，这是对国家的伤害。” 彭斯继续说道：“没有人可以凌驾于法律之上，但我们的法院绝不能成为用来对付政治对手的工具。对于无数的美国人来说，这只不过是曼哈顿一名地方检察官发起的政治起诉，他竞选公职时承诺起诉前总统，这一定罪削弱了人们对我们司法体系的信心。” 他补充说：“这一定罪也向更广泛的世界发出了关于美国司法系统的可怕信息，并且美国人民在拜登政府国内外失败政策下挣扎之际，只会进一步分裂我们。” 彭斯继续说道：“在法庭被定罪后，前总统完全有权对这一定罪提出上诉，我相信定罪将被推翻，从而恢复公众对我们司法制度和在法律面前人人平等的信心。”周四，特朗普在历史性且史无前例的刑事审判中被判所有罪名有罪，这使他成为第一位被定罪的美国前总统。 陪审团作出判决后不久，前总统在法庭外的走廊上对记者发表了讲话。 特朗普说：“这是一种耻辱。这是由一位前后矛盾法官进行的一次被操纵的审判，他既腐败，又擅权和无耻。法庭不让我们改变审判地点。” “我们在这个地区这个地点的支持率为 5% 或 6%。这是一次被操纵的、可耻的审判。” 特朗普表示，“真正的判决将在11月5日由人民做出”。
