在周二历史性的对…的传讯和公开起诉美国前总统唐纳德·特朗普(Donald Trump)和共和党内的政界人士都公开谈论了此案。
一些人证实了他们对特朗普的充分信任，或者强调他们强烈反对曼哈顿地区检察官阿尔文·布拉格(Alvin Bragg)，他们说他在“给政治对手定罪”。
然而，值得注意的是，一些保守派要么没有发表评论——比如米奇·麦康奈尔(Mitch McConnell)——要么像犹他州参议员米特·罗姆尼(Mitt Romney)一样，用对川普本人的批评来缓和他们对起诉的批评。
民主党人则支持审判特朗普的法律体系，面对谁34项伪造2016年封口费付款相关业务记录的重罪指控。周二，他在纽约市法庭上不认罪。
大多数民主党人坚持认为，没有人——即使是前总统——可以凌驾于法律之上，而白宫对与传讯有关的所有问题保持沉默。
特朗普在曼哈顿被传讯后，周二下午发布的未密封起诉书和相关事实陈述继续引发评论，但包括参议院多数党领袖和众议院议长在内的政界人士也加入了进来。
众议院共和党第三号人物、纽约州的埃莉斯·斯特凡尼克(Elise Stefanik)在一份声明中说，特朗普在被传讯时被捕是“激进检察官的危险和非法越轨行为”。
斯特凡尼克是特朗普在国会山最激烈的捍卫者之一，他接着表示，他将在当前的复出竞选活动结束时，克服“政治迫害”，并“于2025年1月宣誓就任美利坚合众国总统”。
“激进的DA的这种危险和非法的过度行为对腐败的极左翼民主党人来说完全适得其反，他们宁愿绝望地撕裂我们国家的结构，也不愿在投票箱前面对特朗普总统，”她说。
传讯结束后，议长凯文·麦卡锡在推特上写道，布拉格“试图干涉我们的民主进程”，“国会将对此负责”
布莱格的办公室一直在与众议院共和党人争论不休他们正在调查他的调查他的律师称这是对纽约事务的不当干涉。
在特朗普被传讯期间，参议院多数党领袖查克·舒默(Chuck Schumer)发表了自己的声明敦促周二聚集在纽约市的抗议者他说，“唐纳德·特朗普将受到遵循事实和法律的公正审判。”
“我相信特朗普先生会受到遵循事实和法律的公正审判。在我们的司法系统中，法律程序不容任何外来影响或恐吓。随着审判的进行，抗议是美国人的权利，但所有的抗议必须是和平的，”舒默说。
少数党领袖麦康奈尔尚未对特朗普的传讯发表评论，也从未在纽约就针对他的案件发表正式声明。他没有出现在国会山，也没有被问及关于即将到来的起诉的问题，因为他正在自己的家乡肯塔基州养伤。
然而，麦康奈尔在过去一周一直在就与特朗普无关的问题发表评论。
共和党人支持特朗普
周二，随着特朗普被传讯，从明确支持前总统的人到偏离他的领导地位或可能在2024年共和党提名中挑战他的保守派，共和党人在很大程度上肯定了他们对他的支持。
在纽约市，佐治亚州众议员马乔里·泰勒·格林(Marjorie Taylor Greene)被大量媒体和一些抗议者包围，在提审前在法院外发表讲话，称特朗普的指控是“选举干涉”，并抨击布拉格。
“我在这里抗议，用我的声音表明立场。每个美国人都应该表明立场。...我们必须反对不公正和腐败，”格林说。
“这是一场闹剧，”她说。
格林与佛罗里达州众议员马特·盖兹(Matt Gaetz)以及失败的亚利桑那州共和党州长候选人和坚定的特朗普盟友卡利·莱克(Kari Lake)一起参加了特朗普周二晚些时候在Mar-a-Lago俱乐部的讲话。
周二，曼哈顿法院外还有四面楚歌的纽约共和党众议员乔治·桑托斯(George Santos)，他在后来的一条推文中写道，他出现“因为这是真正的支持者所做的”
“从特朗普走下扶梯的那一刻起，我就支持他，我在初选中投了他的票，并在大选中两次投票支持总统，”桑托斯说发微博当特朗普在法庭接受传讯时。
周二，参议院中许多特朗普最直言不讳的共和党捍卫者也抨击了布拉格。有人称他为“左翼”
得克萨斯州共和党人特德·克鲁兹在一份声明中说:“这项指控不仅毫无意义，这场政治迫害标志着我们国家黑暗的一天。”。
密苏里州的乔希·霍利用一个词回应道:“滑稽。”
佛罗里达州的马尔科·卢比奥发表了一篇近两分钟的视频日记，认为“政治越过了一条永远不会回来的线。”
南卡罗莱纳州参议员林赛·格雷厄姆(Lindsey Graham)是特朗普的长期盟友，他在周二晚上与肖恩·哈尼蒂在福克斯新闻频道短暂露面时，将特朗普的被捕作为2024年的战斗口号，呼吁支持者“炸毁互联网”，并提供资金帮助翻转参议院，让特朗普连任，“趁我们还有一个值得拯救的国家。”
格雷厄姆称2024年总统大选是他一生中“最重要的”。
“这是纽约的法律垃圾，这是出于政治动机，我们确实有最后一次机会不成为香蕉共和国，”格雷厄姆说。
格雷厄姆很激动，几乎没有停下来回答问题，有时似乎在愤怒地大喊，他把下一次总统竞选描述为这个国家剩下的最后一次“下坡”。
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在过道的另一边，议员们传递的信息集中在对“司法系统”或布拉格的支持上，布拉格目前正在纽约市领导对特朗普长达数年的调查。
“当唐纳德·特朗普挑战我们刑事司法系统的合法性时，让我们给他平等的保护和正当程序，他剥夺了他被指控犯罪的每个人的权利。正义让我们所有人受益，”加州民主党众议员埃里克·斯瓦尔韦尔在一条推文中写道。
这呼应了特朗普被起诉后，前议长南希·佩洛西(Nancy Pelosi)上周在一份声明中所说的话:“大陪审团已经根据事实和法律采取了行动。没有人可以凌驾于法律之上，每个人都有权通过审判来证明自己的清白。希望这位前总统能够和平地尊重赋予他这一权利的制度。”
周二，纽约州民主党众议员贾马尔·鲍曼(Jamaal Bowman)站在曼哈顿法院大楼前，告诉格林回到华盛顿。
“我在纽约出生和长大。这是我喜欢的城市。这是一个致力于努力工作和关爱所有人的城市，”前中学校长鲍曼说。
“在我们的城市，我们永远不会接受充满仇恨的言论。…马乔里·泰勒·格林需要把她带回华盛顿，对枪支暴力采取一些措施，”他说。
在周二下午的白宫新闻发布会上，新闻秘书郭佳欣·让-皮埃尔简要谈到了特朗普的传讯，但表示尽管有记者的压力，她仍将继续对此事保持沉默。
当被问及美国总统乔·拜登(Joe Biden)是否在追踪特朗普的相关新闻时，她像过去一样强调，此案正在调查中，她不会发表评论。
但她也试图渲染一种政治分裂，认为拜登关注的是美国人民。
“这不是他的重点，”让-皮埃尔说，他指的是特朗普。“[拜登]将把重点放在确保我们继续为美国人民降低价格等事情上。”
“显然，当他有时间了解当天的新闻时，他会了解部分新闻。但这不是他今天的重点，”让-皮埃尔说。
周二，副总统卡玛拉·哈里斯也对特朗普的指控保持沉默，无视美国广播公司新闻频道(ABC News)的本·基特森(Ben Gittleson)在美国太空部队成员宣誓就职仪式上提出的问题。
当吉特勒森靠近她喊道:“对特朗普的起诉有何评论?”时，哈里斯没有回答还有，“你担心他会攻击法官吗?”
对特朗普和2012年共和党总统候选人直言不讳的批评者罗姆尼发表了一份声明，反映了他的一些共和党同行，称“纽约州检察官为了适应政治议程，已经延伸到重罪刑事指控。”
他说，“检察官的越权为给政治对手定罪开了一个危险的先例，损害了公众对我们司法系统的信心。”
然而，与特朗普2024竞争对手相呼应阿萨·哈钦森，罗姆尼说特朗普不应该再当总统:“我认为特朗普总统的性格和行为使他不适合任职，”罗姆尼说。"美国选民最终会对前总统的政治前途做出自己的判断。"
周二，拜登在另一场白宫活动中出现在媒体面前，他本人没有回应一个关于特朗普被起诉的大声提问——除了一个表情。
在拜登举行的一次关于人工智能的会议的最后，一名记者喊道:“对你前任的起诉在政治上具有分裂性吗?”
拜登什么也没说，但他笑了笑，可能还笑了一下。
As Republicans slam 'travesty' of Trump's arraignment, Dems say: 'Justice benefits all of us'
In the wake of Tuesday's historicarraignment of and unveiled indictment againstformer President Donald Trump, politicians spanning the Republican Party spoke out about the case.
Some have attested to their full confidence in Trump or stressed their their stark opposition to Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, who they say is "criminalizing political opponents."
Notably, however, some conservatives have either not commented -- like Mitch McConnell -- or, like Utah Sen. Mitt Romney, have tempered their criticism of the prosecution with criticism of Trump himself.
Democrats, for their part, have shared support for the legal system that will judge Trump,who faces34 felony charges of falsifying business records related to 2016 hush money payments. He pleaded not guilty at New York City courtroom on Tuesday.
Most Democrats have maintained a stance that no one -- even a former president -- is above the law, while the White House has remained mum on all questions related to the arraignment.
While comments continue to emerge on the unsealed indictment and related statement of facts, released Tuesday afternoon after Trump was arraigned in Manhattan, politicians including the Senate majority leader and House speaker have weighed in.
The No. 3 House Republican, New York's Elise Stefanik said in a statement, in part, that Trump's arrest as part of his arraignment was a "dangerous and illegal overreach by a radical DA."
Stefanik, one of Trump's fiercest defenders on Capitol Hill, went on to argue that he will overcome the "witch-hunt" and "be sworn in as President of the United States of America in January 2025" at the end of his current comeback campaign.
"This dangerous and illegal overreach by a radical DA has completely backfired for the corrupt Far Left Democrats who would rather desperately tear apart the fabric of our country than face President Trump at the ballot box," she said.
After the arraignment, Speaker Kevin McCarthy wrote on Twitter that Bragg "is attempting to interfere in our democratic process" and "will be held accountable by Congress."
Bragg's office has been engaged in a back-and-forth with House Republicanswho are seeking to probe his investigation, which his counsel has called an undue intrusion into New York affairs.
In his own statement released while Trump was being arraigned, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumerurged protesters who gathered in New York City on Tuesdayto be peaceful and said, "Donald Trump will have a fair trial that follows the facts and the law."
"I believe that Mr. Trump will have a fair trial that follows the facts and the law. There's no place in our justice system for any outside influence or intimidation in the legal process. As the trial proceeds, protest is an American right but all protests must be peaceful," Schumer said.
Minority Leader McConnell has not commented on Trump's arraignment -- and has never issued a formal statement on the case against him in New York. He hadn't been present on Capitol Hill to be peppered with questions about the looming indictment because he was in his home state of Kentucky recovering from a fall.
McConnell has, however, has been issuing comments on matters unrelated to Trump over the last week.
Republicans rally behind Trump
On Tuesday, as Trump was arraigned, Republicans ranging from those who unequivocally back the former president to conservatives who have strayed from his leadership or who may challenge him for the 2024 Republican nomination largely affirmed their support for him.
Swarmed by an outsized number of press and some protesters in New York City, Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene spoke outside the courthouse ahead of the arraignment, calling Trump's indictment "election interference" and slamming Bragg.
"I am here to protest and use my voice and take a stand. Every American should take a stand. ... We have to take a stand against the injustice, the corruption," Greene said.
"This is a travesty," she said.
Greene, along with Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., and failed Arizona GOP governor candidate and staunch Trump ally Kari Lake attended Trump's Mar-a-Lago Club remarks later on Tuesday night.
Also outside the courthouse in Manhattan on Tuesday was embattled freshman Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., who wrote in a later tweet that he showed up "because that's what real supporters do."
"I stood by Trump from the moment he came down the escalator, I voted for him in the primary and twice for president in the general elections," Santostweetedwhile Trump was in the courtroom for his arraignment.
Many of Trump's most outspoken Republican defenders in the Senate bashed Bragg on Tuesday, too. with some describing him as "left-wing."
"Not only is the indictment frivolous, this political persecution marks a dark day for our country," Texas Republican Ted Cruz said in a statement.
Missouri's Josh Hawley responded with a single word, tweeting: "Travesty."
Marco Rubio of a Florida issued a nearly two-minute long video diary, arguing that "politics crosses a line that it's never going to come back from."
South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham -- a longtime ally of Trump --used Trump's arrest as a rallying cry for 2024 during a brief appearance Tuesday night on Fox News with Sean Hannity, calling on supporters to "blow up the internet" and give money to help flip the Senate and reelect Trump "while we still have a country worth saving."
Graham called the 2024 presidential election "the most important" of his lifetime.
"It's legal garbage in New York, it is politically motivated, and we do have one last chance to not become a banana republic," Graham said.
Graham was keyed up, barely pausing to take questions and at times seeming to shout in anger as he described the next presidential race as the last remaining "off ramp" for the country.
Democrats defend the justice system
On the other side of the aisle, lawmakers' messaging centered on support for the "justice system" or Bragg, who is now leading the years-long investigation of Trump in New York City.
"As Donald Trump challenges the legitimacy of our criminal justice system, let us give him the equal protection and due process he's deprived everyone he's accused of a crime. Justice benefits all of us," Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., wrote in a tweet.
That echoes what former Speaker Nancy Pelosi said in a statement last week, after Trump was indicted: "The Grand Jury has acted upon the facts and the law. No one is above the law, and everyone has the right to a trial to prove innocence. Hopefully, the former President will peacefully respect the system, which grants him that right."
On Tuesday, Democratic Rep. Jamaal Bowman of New York stood in front of the Manhattan courthouse and told Greene go back to Washington.
"I was born and raised in New York City. This is the city that I love. This is the city focused on hard work and love for all people," said Bowman, a former middle school principal.
"We will never accept hateful rhetoric in our city. … Marjorie Taylor Greene needs to take her a-- back to Washington and do something about gun violence," he said.
At a briefing at the White House on Tuesday afternoon, press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre briefly addressed Trump's arraignment but said she would continue to stay mum on the matter despite pressure from reporters.
Asked if President Joe Biden was tracking the news around Trump, she stressed, as she has in the past, that the case is an ongoing investigation and she would not comment.
But she also tried to play up a kind of political split screen, arguing that Biden is focused on the American people.
"This is not something that is a focus for him," Jean-Pierre said, referring to Trump. "[Biden] is going to focus on things like making sure that the we continue to lower prices for the American people."
"Obviously he will catch part of the news when he has a moment to catch up on the news of the day. But this is not his focus for today," Jean-Pierre said.
Vice President Kamala Harris also remained silent on Trump's indictment on Tuesday, ignoring a question from ABC News' Ben Gittleson during a spray of a swearing-in ceremony for a member of the U.S. Space Force.
Harris did not reply when Gittleson shouted close to her, "Any comment on Trump's indictment?" and, "Any concern about him attacking the judge?"
Romney, a vocal critic of Trump and the 2012 Republican presidential candidate, released a statement that mirrored some of his GOP peers, saying the "New York prosecutor has stretched to reach felony criminal charges in order to fit a political agenda."
"The prosecutor's overreach sets a dangerous precedent for criminalizing political opponents and damages the public's faith in our justice system," he said.
However, echoing Trump 2024 competitorAsa Hutchinson, Romney said that Trump should not be president again: "I believe President Trump's character and conduct make him unfit for office," Romney said. "The American voters will ultimately render their own judgment on the former President's political future."
Appearing before the press on Tuesday at a separate White House event, Biden himself did not respond to a shouted question about Trump's indictment -- except with an expression.
At the end of a spray of a meeting Biden was holding about artificial intelligence, a reporter shouted: "Is the indictment of your predecessor politically divisive?"
Biden didn't say anything, but he did crack a smile and may have chuckled a bit.
