CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – Local politicians’ reactions to former President Donald Trump’s guilty verdict are partisan, as expected. The two Republican candidates for the 5th District Republican Congressional seat grilled the proceedings, while Virginia’s two Democratic U.S. Senators lauded the New York City court’s work.

Incumbent 5th District Congressman Bob Good, on X, states it’s “the most prominent miscarriage of justice in modern American history”. Challenger John McGuire states “this kangaroo court looks like something out of the Third World”.
U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, running for re-election, says through his campaign “the verdict is proof no one is above the law in this country”. And senior U.S. Senator Mark Warner states on X “Every American deserves their day in court. Former President Trump got his.”

Republican Governor Glenn Youngkin states “The American people see this for what it is: a politically motivated prosecution orchestrated by those who want to “get” President Trump.”