Republicans call for "revenge" in response to Trump's conviction
A Trump-themed flag is flown by supporters across the street from Trump Tower as former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump holds a press conference after being found guilty over hush-money charges at Trump Tower in New York City on May 31, 2024. ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
A Trump-themed flag is flown by supporters across the street from Trump Tower as former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump holds a press conference after being found guilty over hush-money charges at Trump Tower in New York City on May 31, 2024.
ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty ImagesFor this episode of Trump's Trials, host Scott Detrow speaks with NPR senior political editor and correspondent Domenico Montanaro.
It's been a little over a week since a jury found former President Donald Trump guilty of 34 felony counts in the New York hush money trial. Unsurprisingly, Republicans and conservative commentators have stood by Trump claiming, without evidence, that the trial was "rigged." Along with those false claims, conservatives are also calling for Trump to exact "revenge" if he's elected as president and back in control of the Justice Department.
Topics include:
- Republican response to conviction
- Threats of revenge
- Trump fundraising
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This episode was produced by Tyler Bartlam and was edited by Adam Raney. Our executive producers are Beth Donovan and Sami Yenigun. Eric Marrapodi is NPR's Vice President of News Programming.