LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — On May 30, former president Donald Trump was found guilty of 34 counts of falsifying business records.
The act was part of a scheme to illegally influence the 2016 election by providing hush money payments to a porn actor who claimed that the two had sex, according to the indictment.
As reactions from lawmakers and politicians across Oklahoma and Arkansas rolled in, Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders weighed in on the decision.
In a post to X, formerly known as Twitter, minutes after the verdict came down, Sanders expressed her feelings on the trial and verdict, calling it a "sham."
"This is a politically motivated sham trial," Sanders said. "The American people decide our elections. Donald Trump will be our next president."
Sanders served as the White House Press Secretary for Trump from 2017 to 2019.
"A trusted confidant of the President, she advised him on everything from press and communications strategy to personnel and policy. Sarah was only the third woman – and the very first mom – to ever hold the job of White House Press Secretary," according to the governor's official website.
Sanders had originally joined the Trump campaign as a senior advisor in February 2016.
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