Rubio: “The Jury Is A Joke, The Whole Case Is A Joke”

Politico reports:

The verdict, which was announced in a federal courtroom in New York City on the first day of jury deliberations, sparked quick reactions from the former president — who continued to deny the allegations — and from multiple members of Congress, including Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.).

“You never like to hear that a former president has been found in a civil court guilty of those types of actions,” the South Dakota senator told reporters Tuesday. When asked if he could support somebody who’s been found liable for sexual battery, he said: “I would have a difficult time doing so.”

One Republican who did defend Trump in no uncertain terms was Sen. Marco Rubio (Fla.), who said: “The jury is a joke. The whole case is a joke.”

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bottomless self-abasement:

“One Republican who did defend Trump in no uncertain terms was Sen. Marco Rubio (Fla.), who said: ‘The jury is a joke. The whole case is a joke.’ ”
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