WILMINGTON, Del. – U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, released the following statement after a New York jury found former President Donald Trump guilty of falsifying business records in order to keep an alleged affair hidden from voters during the 2016 election:
“This verdict reaffirms the basic principle that no one is above the law, not even a former president. A jury unanimously determined that former President Trump’s hush money payments were deliberately disguised – at his direction – to keep voters in the dark during the 2016 election. I commend the jurors for their service and urge all Americans, no matter their party affiliation, to accept and respect the outcome of this trial.”
Senator Coons is a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee.