Irving, TX -- Today, Congresswoman Beth Van Duyne (TX-24) issued the following statement in response to a New York jury returning a guilty verdict against President Donald J. Trump:

"This is a dark and deeply perilous day for our country as the weaponization of the judicial system has reached such a demented and fascist level that a former President and leading Presidential candidate has been politically persecuted to deliver a guilty verdict.  The DA who charged Donald Trump is corrupt. The corrupt Judge, who should have recused himself because of his family’s deep financial ties to Joe Biden’s campaign, rigged the trial, utterly violated President Trump’s Constitutional rights during court proceedings, and gave the jury ludicrous, never before used, instructions with the sole purpose of constraining them to produce a guilty verdict.  The American people know this entire process has been an abomination that we would condemn if it occurred in another country.  We will not stand for this.  We will take our country back and stop the radical, Marxist Democrats from doing more harm to our nation, and we will defend President Trump, no matter what disgraceful attacks are thrown his way."

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