LAKE HAVASU CITY, Ariz. — NBC News spoke to four supporters of Trump and Arizona Senate Republican candidate Kari Lake about the hush money trial, and all said they thought the trial is politically motivated.
Ryan Skinner, 52, pinned the blame for the trial on Trump’s political opponents when asked how he felt about the former president being tied up in court for potentially two months.
“Well, I think it’s disgusting that his political enemies are using the judicial system against him,” he said. “It speaks of Soviet-area communism, you know, if you look at history, that’s what they did with their opponents. I think it’s wrong and it’s disgusting.”
Dustin Heiser, 36, argued that the hush money trial demonstrates that Trump is being “singled out” because it’s “kind of crazy” to see a former president face charges.
“I mean, it’s all public knowledge, the amount of money that presidents, Senate representatives get after they leave office,” Heiser said. “I mean, the stuff, insider information, as far as stocks and stuff like that go, all of that is public knowledge. So for Donald Trump to be brought up on charges like that, it’s kind of crazy. And I feel like since he’s the only one, it can’t help you think, but he’s been singled out.”
Heiser added that he believes Trump is being singled out for “standing up for what is wrong.”
Geenee Roe, 63, said she thinks the legal battles Trump faces is an attempt to keep him away from campaigning for re-election.
“I think it’s horrible,” Roe said. “I think it’s there. They’re just tying him up. And it’s, they’re just trying to keep him from campaigning, which he doesn’t need to do anyway.”
Cameron Link, 40, similarly argued that the hush money case is politically motivated, noting that Trump’s trials are unprecedented.
“This is the first time in American history that we’re going through some serious political stuff,” he said. “And I think that this is more, much more, politically driven than it is actually driven by actual criminal activity, if that makes sense.”
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