For Immediate Release

NEW YORK, NY – Today, former President Donald Trump was convicted by a jury of his peers on 34 felony counts.

Congressman Jamaal Bowman Ed.D. (NY-16) released the following statement:

“No one in this country is above the law – including former President Trump. Being convicted for falsifying business records with hush money is only the beginning of being held accountable for his crimes. Trump attempted to illegally overturn election results in Georgia and worked to incite the insurrection at the Capitol, both in an effort to overthrow our government to advance his fascist cause. His continued calls for protests following his arrest are just another dog whistle for his followers: destroy our democracy. Republicans will continue to claim this was a political conviction, but they can’t continue to hide behind their lies, misinformation, and racist attacks. It’s time that we ensure Trump is banned from running for any public office again and from there, finally take action to fix our democracy.”