{"id":2258027,"date":"2024-06-02T16:36:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-02T20:36:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/10-senate-republicans-sign-pledge-to-oppose-bidens-agenda-following-trump-guilty-verdict\/"},"modified":"2024-06-02T16:38:10","modified_gmt":"2024-06-02T20:38:10","slug":"10-senate-republicans-sign-pledge-to-oppose-bidens-agenda-following-trump-guilty-verdict","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/10-senate-republicans-sign-pledge-to-oppose-bidens-agenda-following-trump-guilty-verdict\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Senate Republicans pledge to oppose Biden&#8217;s agenda after Trump&#8217;s guilty verdict"},"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\">24<\/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%2F10-senate-republicans-sign-pledge-to-oppose-bidens-agenda-following-trump-guilty-verdict%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=2258027&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>A group of Senate Republicans, including\u2063 Senators Mike Lee, Rick Scott, and Marco\u2062 Rubio, pledged\u200b to obstruct President Biden&#8217;s agenda post-Trump&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/he-was-accused-of-rape-but-acquitted-then-he-committed-suicide-fearing-rapist-label-would-stick\/\" title=\"He Was Accused Of Rape But Acquitted. Then He Committed Suicide, Fearing \u2018Rapist\u2019 Label Would Stick\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-circuit-breaker-on-election-night\/\" title=\"The question looms: just how does it come to be that three quarters of Republican and nearly one third of Democrat voters all believe that the election was stolen from Trump?\">guilty<\/a> verdict<\/a>. They refuse to support non-security funding increases, \u200dconfirm political appointees, or expedite Democrat\u200c legislation. \u200dThis <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/facebook-oversight-board-member-joins-biden-doj\/\" title=\"Facebook Oversight Board Member Joins Biden DOJ\">move marks<\/a> the first criminal conviction of a former U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-taking-regeneron-drug-remdesivir-therapy-for-coronavirus-diagnosis-ex-wh-doctor-explains\/\" title=\"Trump taking Regeneron drug, Remdesivir therapy for coronavirus diagnosis: ex-WH doctor explains\">president<\/a>. Rubio and Vance are potential 2024 vice presidential candidates for Trump.  <\/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<p>A group of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/u-s-senate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Senate<\/a> Republicans vowed to do what they can to stand in the way of President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/joe-biden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Joe Biden<\/a>\u2018s priorities after the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/verdict-trump-found-guilty-on-all-charges-in-hush-money-case\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">guilty verdict<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a>\u2018s New York hush money trial, marking the first time a former U.S. president has been convicted of a crime.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) revealed on Friday that he and seven of his GOP colleagues \u2014 Sens. Rick Scott (R-FL), J.D. Vance (R-OH), Marco Rubio (R-FL), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Tommy Tuberville (R-AL), Eric Schmitt (R-MO), and Roger Marshall (R-KS) \u2014\u00a0had signed onto a pledge.<\/p>\n<p>Vance and Rubio are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/trump-surrounds-himself-with-potential-vps-at-mar-a-lago?topStoryPosition=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reportedly in the mix<\/a> to become Trump\u2019s running mate in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/campaign-2024-an-early-look-at-the-possible-republican-contenders\/\" title=\"Campaign 2024: An Early Look At The Possible Republican Contenders\">2024 presidential election<\/a>. Scott is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/rick-scott-joins-race-for-senate-gop-leader\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">campaigning<\/a> to become the next leader of the Senate GOP, along with Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) and Senate Minority Whip Sen. John Thune (R-SD).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe White House has made a mockery of the rule of law and fundamentally altered our politics in un-American ways,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rickscott.senate.gov\/2024\/5\/following-democrats-mockery-of-u-s-judicial-system-sen-rick-scott-joins-sen-mike-lee-colleagues-in-pledge-against-white-house-s-partisan-priorities\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the pledge says<\/a>. \u201cAs a Senate Republican conference, we are unwilling to aid and abet this White House in its project to tear this country apart.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The pledge continues, \u201cTo that end, we will not 1) allow any increase to non-security related funding for this administration, or any appropriations bill which funds partisan lawfare; 2) vote to confirm this administration\u2019s political and judicial appointees; and 3) allow expedited consideration and passage of Democrat legislation or authorities that are not directly relevant to the safety of the American people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1700760801843000&#038;usg=AOvVaw2PQrVSrJfhxNb4LcARqniG\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Later that day, Lee <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SenMikeLee\/status\/1796650441545073147\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">announced<\/a> that the list of GOP senators who joined the pledge had grown. Two other members\u2014Sens. Josh Hawley (R-MO) and Ron Johnson (R-WI)\u2014added their signatures, giving the group <a href=\"https:\/\/www.senate.gov\/history\/partydiv.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">nearly one-fifth representation<\/a> in the Republican caucus of the upper chamber. Despite the increase in numbers, a fraction of the minority party is limited in what they can do alone to stop Democrat leadership from making forward progress.<\/p>\n<p>A jury returned a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/verdict-trump-found-guilty-on-all-charges-in-hush-money-case\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">guilty verdict<\/a> against Trump on all 34 felony counts of falsifying business records to allegedly cover up payments in a bid to conceal a tryst with adult film star Stormy Daniels as part of a \u201ccatch-and-kill\u201d scheme to influence the 2016 election. Trump, who denied the affair and pleaded not guilty to the charges, said he would be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us\/white-house-race-plunges-into-uncharted-territory-trump-awaits-july-sentencing-2024-05-31\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cappealing this scam.\u201d<\/a> Sentencing is scheduled for July 11.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cStrongly worded statements are not enough,\u201d Lee <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SenMikeLee\/status\/1796600766691672394\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> on X. \u201cThose who turned our judicial system into a political cudgel must be held accountable. We are no longer cooperating with any Democrat legislative priorities or nominations, and we invite all concerned Senators to join our stand.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/trump-shrugs-off-possible-jail-sentence-after-scam-trial-wont-beg-for-leniency\">Trump Shrugs Off Possible Jail Sentence After \u2018Scam\u2019 Trial, Won\u2019t \u2018Beg\u2019 For Leniency<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A cohort of Senate Republicans pledged to obstruct President Joe Biden&#8217;s initiatives post the guilty verdict in Donald Trump&#8217;s New York hush money trial, a historical first for a former U.S. president&#8217;s criminal conviction. Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) disclosed on Friday their commitment to opposition<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1588,"featured_media":2258028,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-2151484107-scaled-e1717355424535.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2258027","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-2151484107-scaled-e1717355424535.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2258027","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\/1588"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2258027"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2258027\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2258028"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2258027"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2258027"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2258027"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}