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Residents across the country, from Fresno, California, to Washington, D.C., to Nashville, Tennessee, and elsewhere, bashed the ongoing Trump trial in interviews with Fox News Digital this week.
“It’s a sham and a disgrace that they would take our former president who will be our president in November and try him like that,” Ginger, of Danville, Virginia, told Fox News Digital while in Nashville.
“I think it’s the most corruption I’ve seen in my lifetime,” Gabe, of Iowa, said while in Washington, D.C. “I’m flabbergasted by the blatant corruption that’s going on and political targeting.”
NEW YORKERS DIVIDED ON TRUMP TRIAL, RIP ‘POLITICAL’ NATURE OF CASE: ‘PATHETIC TO EVEN WATCH’
Residents of California, Washington, D.C., Tennessee and other regions across the U.S. bashed the Trump trial. (Getty/Fox News)
“It sounds like it’s a kangaroo court, actually,” Brad, who lives in Clovis, California, added while in Fresno. “I think it’s a total farce. If it’s not thrown out, I’d be shocked.”
Voters have been inundated with news coverage of former President Trump’s historic trial in New York City after Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg charged him with 34 counts of falsifying business records in the first degree.
Trump has pleaded not guilty in the case, which stems from a hush money payment his former lawyer Michael Cohen paid to adult film actress Stormy Daniels in 2016 about an alleged affair she had with the future president in 2006. Trump has denied any encounter with Daniels.
Multiple residents of major American cities told Fox News Digital that they were largely skeptical of the case against Trump.
Voters across the country have been inundated with news coverage of former President Trump’s historic trial in New York City after Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg charged Trump with 34 counts of falsifying business records in the first degree. (Fox News Digital)
“He’s completely innocent,” Steve, an Iowa resident, said while in Washington, D.C. “The feds looked at this case years ago and said ‘we weren’t going to charge him,’ and now it’s being done in the state completely for political reasons. Their star witness is falling apart. There’s no evidence. It’s completely politically motivated.”
Steve said that while he believed Trump would not be found guilty once the trial concluded, he expressed doubts in the fairness of some New York jurors.
“People don’t always listen to the facts if they don’t like Trump,” he said.
Cohen, one of the prosecution’s star witnesses against Trump, testified against his former boss and said the payment to Daniels was done with Trump’s knowledge to protect his reputation during the 2016 election. However, Cohen, a convicted perjurer, has come under fire from Republican members of Congress and even from liberal media personalities over his credibility issues.
Former President Donald Trump has maintained his innocence. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
When asked if the case against Trump in New York was politically motivated, one resident of Fresno shot back, “Is the Pope Catholic?”
“Major political warfare,” Robert said. “Lawfare,” he added, using a term that means the abuse of the legal system to punish political opponents.
Other voters were more sympathetic to the case against Trump in New York.
“If you break the law, you should be held accountable,” Wayne, of Birch Bay, Washington, said in Bellingham. “He’s broken the law many, many times and he’s never been held accountable.”
“Absolutely,” Tina, a Canadian visiting Nashville, said when asked if Trump was guilty of the charges brought in New York. “Criminally guilty,” Cindy, another Canadian, agreed.
“Anybody else would have already been in jail,” Cindy continued. “So it’s his power that’s keeping him ongoing. And I hope he doesn’t get in [office] again.”
Other voters were more sympathetic to the case against Trump in New York. (Fox News Digital)
Prosecutors need to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Trump falsified records to conceal the $130,000 payment to Daniels in furtherance of another felony: conspiracy to promote or prevent election. It is the first criminal trial of a former U.S. president in history.
The defense in New York v. Trump rested its case Tuesday morning without calling the former president to testify. The jury was dismissed until next week, when closing arguments will be made.
Some voters are still left with doubts over the fairness of the trial.
“Well, I think it’s against the law in this country to investigate someone to find a crime, which is what they’re trying to do,” Gary, an Indiana voter visiting Nashville, told Fox News Digital.
Fox News’ Hannah Lambert reported from Bellingham, Washington; Megan Myers reported from Washington, D.C.; Gabriel Hays reported from Fairfax, Virginia; Teny Sahakian reported from Nashville, Tennessee; Diego-Christopher Lopez reported from Fresno, California; Kira Mautone reported from Milwaukee; Joshua Nelson reported from Detroit;, and Lindsay Kornick reported from Metairie, Louisiana.
Editor’s note: This article was updated with the correct residences of the people Fox News Digital spoke to in various cities.
Jeffrey Clark is an associate editor for Fox News Digital. He has previously served as a speechwriter for a cabinet secretary and as a Fulbright teacher in South Korea. Jeffrey graduated from the University of Iowa in 2019 with a degree in English and History.
Story tips can be sent to jeffrey.clark@fox.com.
