Representative Byron Donalds pleaded with potential jurors in Trump’s hush-money trial to vote “not guilty.”

The Republican Party is all in on Donald Trump, so much so that at least one representative is trying to sway his legal proceedings.

Ahead of the start of the Republican presidential pick’s first criminal trial on Monday, Representative Byron Donalds pleaded with the people of Manhattan to give his party leader a break.

“My plea is to the people of Manhattan that may sit on this trial: Please do the right thing for this country,” the Florida congressman told Newsmax. “Everybody’s allowed to have their political viewpoints, but the law is supposed to be blind and no respecter of persons. This is a trash case, there is no crime here, and if there is any potential for a verdict, they should vote not guilty.”

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    9 months ago

    Same energy as a toddler who just got caught drawing on the walls in permanent marker and now looks like this as they wail and beg you not to tell mom

    Also does this mean we’ve officially reached the bargaining stage of grief?

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      9 months ago

      I caught my in laws’ daughter kicking their family dog after popping outside the other day.

      She immediately bursts into tears and starts yelling “please don’t tell” and sprints to her mother saying I’m lying before I can even open my mouth.

      Lucky for me, THESE in laws are slightly smarter than a republican and immediately saw through the flimsy defense.