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Democrats facing the most competitive Senate elections heading into November have kept relatively quiet on the guilty verdict handed to former President Trump on Thursday as they fight off the potential for Republicans to flip their seats.
Sens. Jon Tester, D-Mont., Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., and Bob Casey, D-Penn., didn’t respond to the news of Trump’s conviction on Thursday night or Friday morning, while their colleagues on both sides of the aisle sounded off.
Trump was found guilty by a New York jury on 34 counts of falsifying business records, which he did to cover payments to adult film star Stormy Daniels that were made after an alleged affair with her.
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Bob Casey and Sherrod Brown didn’t respond to the guilty verdict in Donald Trump’s New York case. (Getty Images)
Montana, Ohio, and Nevada are home to the most competitive Senate races in the country, according to non-partisan political handicapper the Cook Political Report, in which incumbent Democrats contend with a real risk of losing their seats, in addition to the Senate majority.
“Senator Tester respects the judicial process and believes everyone should be treated fairly before the courts, and voters will have the opportunity to make their voices heard at the ballot box in November,” a Tester spokesperson said in a statement to Fox News Digital on Friday afternoon.
“Every American, even a former president, is subject to the rule of law and must be held accountable for criminal actions,” said Rosen in a statement. “A jury has made its decision, and I respect our legal system and the outcome of this fair and impartial process.”
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Tester is in one of the most competitive races in the country. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
In her own statement, Baldwin told Fox News Digital, “Donald Trump had his day…
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