On Wednesday, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville issued a statement in reaction to former President Donald Trump’s arraignment and indictment by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg.
“Yesterday was a sad day for our country. President Trump has faced witch hunt after witch hunt since the moment he came down the escalator at Trump Tower,” Sen. Tuberville said. “Progressives in the media, the government, and the courtroom have tried relentlessly — and unsuccessfully — to stop him. The liberal activist district attorney in Manhattan should spend more time going after actual criminals in his own city than investigating former presidents in Florida. This is an unacceptable abuse of our justice system.”
Trump turned himself into the New York City DA on Tuesday. The former President has been charged with 34 separate charges in a case involving allegedly improper payments of hush money to women he was involved with.
The payments were part of what New York City Assistant District Attorney Christopher Conroy called “an unlawful plan to identify and suppress negative information that could have undermined his campaign for president” in court. Conroy claimed that the payments were made to “protect his candidacy” in the 2016 election.
“It’s not just about one payment,” Bragg told reporters. “It is 34 false statements and business records that were concealing criminal conduct,” Bragg told reporters.
Tuberville has been an outspoken supporter of Trump for years. While still President, Trump endorsed Tuberville in his 2020 Republican primary race for U.S. Senate against former Trump Attorney General Jeff Sessions and his successful general election run against incumbent Sen. Doug Jones.
Tuberville was the first U.S. Senator to endorse Trump when he announced his candidacy for President in 2024.
“He’s the leader America needs in 2024,” Tuberville said on Twitter immediately after the former President announced his 2024 run. “That’s why I’m proud to endorse Donald J. Trump for President of the United States!”
The indictments mean that Trump will face criminal charges while campaigning for the Republican nomination in 2024. It is unclear whether that will be a net positive for the campaign. The scandal may keep some voters away, and it could only strengthen the intensity of Trump’s supporters.
Tuberville has represented Alabama in the United States Senate since his election in 2020.
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