Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, was one of the last Republicans to comment on former President Trump’s conviction, but did not reveal her thoughts on it.
A moderate Republican senator finally broke her silence on former President Trump’s conviction on Friday, lamenting the focus « Trump’s legal drama » takes away from President Biden’s « indefensible record. »
« These distractions have given the Biden campaign a free pass as the focus has shifted from Biden’s indefensible record and the damage his policies have done to Alaska and our nation’s economy, to Trump’s legal drama, » wrote Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, on X. « A Republican nominee without this baggage would have a clear path to victory. »
The Republican, who frequently emerges as a detractor from her party in divisive matters, did not say whether she approved of the verdict or not.
The Alaska senator notably issued a last-minute endorsement of former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley for the Republican nomination for president shortly before her campaign ended.
Haley often pointed to Trump’s legal troubles and the « chaos » she said follows him on the 2024 campaign trail, while similarly avoiding taking a position on whether the cases were right or wrong.
