{"id":2206037,"date":"2024-03-25T20:09:03","date_gmt":"2024-03-26T00:09:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tim-scott-knocks-democrats-over-election-interference-amid-trump-civil-fraud-trial\/"},"modified":"2024-03-25T20:11:22","modified_gmt":"2024-03-26T00:11:22","slug":"tim-scott-knocks-democrats-over-election-interference-amid-trump-civil-fraud-trial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tim-scott-knocks-democrats-over-election-interference-amid-trump-civil-fraud-trial\/","title":{"rendered":"Tim Scott criticizes Democrats for involvement in election interference during Trump civil fraud trial"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/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%2Ftim-scott-knocks-democrats-over-election-interference-amid-trump-civil-fraud-trial%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=2206037&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--><p>Senator Tim Scott (R-SC)\u2064 criticized the reduction of former President Donald Trump&#8217;s \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-could-make-billions-from-truth-social-stock-as-company-looks-to-go-public\/\" title=\"Trump stands to profit significantly from Truth Social's stock as the company prepares for its public debut, potentially amounting to billions\">civil fraud judgment<\/a> to $175 million \u2062by the New York appeals court. Scott expressed his disbelief at the ruling, stating\u2062 it was unfair \u2063for Trump to pay $175 million\u2062 with no victim or crime involved. He highlighted the decision as\u2063 akin to election \u200binterference, emphasizing\u200c the severity\u200d of the situation. Senator Tim \u2063Scott (R-SC) voiced his \u200cconcerns over the New\u200b York appeals court&#8217;s decision to reduce former President Donald Trump&#8217;s \u2064<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/from-fani-willis-to-classified-records-trump-faces-momentous-week\/\" title=\"Trump's week ahead: Fani Willis and classified records pose challenges\">civil fraud \u2063judgment<\/a> to $175 million. Scott argued that the ruling, which required Trump to pay $175 million despite \u2064the absence of a victim or\u2062 crime, resembled election\u2063 interference. His remarks underscored the gravity of the situation.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_78\">\n<p>Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tim-scott\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Tim Scott<\/a> (R-SC) spoke out against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/2936405\/trump-civil-fraud-judgment-delayed-reduced-to-175-million-by-appeals-court\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>the New York appeals court decision<\/a> on Monday that saw former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a>\u2018s civil fraud judgement reduced to $175 million.<\/p>\n<p>The decision granted the former president a 10-day delay for him to pay his bond, which had previously been worth $464 million. In reacting to this new ruling, Scott argued that it was \u201cdisgusting\u201d that a person would have to pay $175 million, even though \u201cthere\u2019s no victim because there was no crime.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat is unbelievable\u00a0is that we talk about election interference all the time, especially on the Left,\u201d Scott said on Fox News\u2019s <em>The Story with Martha McCallum<\/em>. \u201cThis is as close to election interference as I can imagine. I can\u2019t think of a worse decision on a state of New York in the legal system than to target the political opponent of the person they support. It is so disgusting, Martha, to see this two-tiered justice system play out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Scott also said that it was frustrating that \u201cLady Justice\u201d is not wearing a blindfold in this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-appeals-court-refuses-trumps-request-to-delay-fraud-trial\/\" title=\"NY Appeals Court denies Trump's bid to postpone fraud trial.\">civil fraud trial<\/a>. He added that he was not surprised to see Trump continuing to receive support throughout all of it. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/south-carolina\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>South Carolina<\/a> senator described Trump as an underdog in his legal battles and stated that many voters see him as being unfairly treated. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd this media, national media on the Left, this justice system in New York and the DOJ continues to make President Trump into a victim, and whether you\u2019re a Republican or independent, and a few Democrats, you want a nation that the law and order applies to all Americans fairly, and we are watching with our own eyes that\u2019s just not true,\u201d Scott said.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The senator was also asked about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/naomi-osaka-calls-comments-made-by-tokyo-2020-president-yoshiro-mori-ignorant\/\" title=\"Naomi Osaka calls comments made by Tokyo 2020 President Yoshiro Mori \u2018ignorant\u2019\">recent comments made<\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/2931625\/marco-rubio-trump-vice-presidential-candidate-contender\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Sen. Marco Rubio<\/a> (R-FL), who said anyone in public service who is offered the position as vice president should be honored by the opportunity. Scott agreed, arguing that anyone with the chance to serve should be willing to.<\/p>\n<p>Both Scott and Rubio are among those rumored to be contenders for Trump\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fla-gov-ron-desantis-becoming-major-voice-for-gop\/\" title=\"Fla. Gov. Ron DeSantis becoming major voice for GOP\">vice presidential pick<\/a> for 2024. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2931806\/trump-vp-tracker-pros-cons-running-mate-contenders\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Other possible contenders<\/a> include Reps. Byron Donalds (R-FL), Elise Stefanik (R-NY), and Gov. Kristi Noem (R-SD).<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) criticized the New York appeals court&#8217;s decision to reduce former President Donald Trump&#8217;s civil fraud judgment to $175 million on Monday. The court allowed Trump a 10-day extension to pay his bond, originally valued at $464 million. Scott shared his reaction to this development<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2206038,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AP24056020966380-1-1024x683.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2206037","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AP24056020966380-1-1024x683.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2206037","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2206037"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2206037\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2206038"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2206037"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2206037"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2206037"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}