North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, a contender for Donald Trump’s running mate, said Sunday that November’s election will not be decided by the former president’s guilty conviction in the New York “hush money” trial.
North Dakota Gov. , considered to be one of the contenders to be Donald Trump’s running mate, said Sunday that November’s election will not be decided by the in the New York “hush money” trial.
“While this is interesting and it’s captivating right now to a lot of people, the election is not gonna turn on this trial,” Burgum said on “Face the Nation” Sunday.
A of falsifying business records to conceal a $130,000 payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels to buy her silence before the 2016 presidential election. But Republicans have derided the verdict, for president and claiming that the jury was biased, although the jury was composed of seven men and five women who were all approved by both the defense and the prosecution.
Burgum echoed the skepticism in the verdict, while asserting that Americans haven’t been paying close attention to the trial. He argued that working Americans don’t have time to keep up with the details of the trial, and he suggested that it won’t have a major impact on the electorate come November.
