{"id":2010270,"date":"2023-08-24T00:43:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-24T04:43:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/almost-all-gop-candidates-say-they-would-back-trump-if-hes-convicted\/"},"modified":"2023-08-24T00:44:10","modified_gmt":"2023-08-24T04:44:10","slug":"almost-all-gop-candidates-say-they-would-back-trump-if-hes-convicted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/almost-all-gop-candidates-say-they-would-back-trump-if-hes-convicted\/","title":{"rendered":"Most GOP candidates support Trump even if convicted."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Falmost-all-gop-candidates-say-they-would-back-trump-if-hes-convicted%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2010270&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Former GOP\u2063 Figures Express Support for\u200b Trump Despite Indictments<\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\">In a\u2064 surprising moment during the recent GOP presidential primary debate, several prominent Republicans showed their unwavering support for former President Donald Trump, even in \u2064the face of \u2064his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-white-house-says-biden-will-not-pardon-hunter\/\" title=\"White House confirms: No pardon for Hunter Biden.\">ongoing\u2062 legal troubles<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Former \u200dU.S. Ambassador to the\u200b UN \u200bNikki Haley, entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, North Dakota Gov. \u2062Doug Burgum, Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.), and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis all raised their\u2064 hands when asked if they would vote for Trump if he\u200d were to be convicted.<\/p>\n<p>This declaration came during the debate, which was moderated by Fox News anchors Bret Baier and\u200c Martha MacCallum at \u2062the\u2063 Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.<\/p>\n<p>Trump currently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/manhattan-das-office-now-coming-after-melania-trump-in-hush-money-case\/\" title=\"Manhattan DA targets Melania Trump in hush-money case.\">faces multiple indictments<\/a>, including allegations of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-president-trump-gives-pardons-to-73-individuals-and-commutes-another-70-sentences-steve-bannon-is-included\/\" title=\"BREAKING: President Trump Gives Pardons to 73 Individuals and Commutes Another 70 Sentences \u2013 Steve Bannon Is Included\">campaign finance violations<\/a>, mishandling documents, \u2062and attempting to overturn the 2020 election. He has pleaded not guilty in the first three cases and is scheduled to surrender in the fourth case in\u2064 Fulton County, Georgia.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Related Stories<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n      <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/there-are-pros-and-cons-to-trump-moving-georgia-indictment-to-federal-court-legal-analyst-5479488\"><strong>&#8216;There Are Pros and Cons&#8217; to Trump Moving Georgia Indictment to Federal Court: Legal Analyst<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n      <br \/>\n      <span class=\"text-comp-caption\">8\/23\/2023<\/span>\n    <\/li>\n<li>\n      <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/assassination-civil-war-impeachment-the-5-bombshell-questions-from-the-trump-carlson-interview-5479544\"><strong>Assassination, Civil War,\u2062 Jeffrey Epstein: 5 Questions from Trump&#8217;s\u2063 Interview With Carlson<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n      <br \/>\n      <span class=\"text-comp-caption\">8\/23\/2023<\/span>\n    <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Former Gov. Chris\u200b Christie \u2062(R-N.J.) took a different stance, signaling that he would\u200d not support Trump as \u200dthe GOP nominee if convicted. He emphasized the need to stop normalizing Trump&#8217;s behavior, stating that it is &#8220;beneath the office of president.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Vivek\u200d Ramaswamy\u2064 passionately defended Trump, proclaiming him as &#8220;the best\u2064 president of \u200dthe 21st century.&#8221; He argued against the weaponization of the justice system \u200cand called for an end to\u200b the use of police force against political opponents.<\/p>\n<p>Amidst the audience&#8217;s cheers, moderator Bret Baier had to intervene\u2063 and ask \u200bfor quiet.<\/p>\n<p>Chris Christie fired back\u2062 at Ramaswamy, drawing on his experience as a former U.S. Attorney and governor. He refused to bow to Trump and criticized his disrespect for the Constitution. Ramaswamy compared Christie to\u2063 a \u200bcontributor on\u2064 MSNBC, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnns-ratings-tanked-44-the-week-after-trump-left-the-white-house\/\" title=\"CNN\u2019s Ratings Tanked 44% The Week After Trump Left The White House\">left-wing network<\/a>, highlighting their ideological differences.<\/p>\n<p>With the exception of Ramaswamy, the candidates agreed that former Vice President Mike Pence made \u200dthe\u200c right choice on January \u200b6, 2021, by upholding the Constitution \u2062during the certification of the 2020 election.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Tim Scott expressed concern over the weaponization of the Department of Justice and pledged to fire Attorney General Merrick Garland and FBI Director Christopher \u2063Wray if given the chance.<\/p>\n<p>Gov. Ron DeSantis echoed the\u2063 call to end the weaponization of \u200bgovernment.<\/p>\n<p>Former Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R-Ark.) reiterated \u2064his\u200d belief that Trump&#8217;s actions on January 6 disqualified him from holding the presidency again, which drew further jeers from the audience.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former U.S. Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley, entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, Gov. Doug Burgum, Sen. Tim Scott, and Gov. Ron DeSantis all expressed support for former President Donald Trump if he were to be convicted. 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