Republican congresswoman Claudia Tenney stunned critics with her prediction that former President Donald Trump’s legal woes will simply disappear because he won’t show up in court.
During an appearance on the pro-Trump TV network Newsmax, Tenney said a looming indictment of Trump over hush money payments to porn actor Stormy Daniels was a “garbage” case that will “blow over”.
“It’s really the worst of our system on display here and it’s unfortunate,” said Tenney. “But I think this is all going to blow over because I don’t see any way that they’re actually going to get Donald Trump to appear in a court for sentencing, or I mean for indictment, or for any type of charge.”
She also claimed that the expected arrest of Trump is just “grandstanding” by New York District Attorney Alvin Bragg.
Trump claimed Saturday that he’d be arrested on Tuesday, calling for supporters to “PROTEST, TAKE OUR NATION BACK.”
The former president’s defense lawyer Joe Tacopina said his client would surrender to authorities without complication if he’s charged.
“We will follow normal procedure if it gets to that point,” the lawyer said, adding: “There won’t be a standoff at Mar-a-Lago with Secret Service and the Manhattan DA’s office.”
Tenney’s claim was widely mocked on Twitter.
Watch the video and some of the responses below.
Rep. Claudia Tenney on Newsmax says she's confident that a Trump indictment will "blow over" because he simply won't show up in court pic.twitter.com/c7zXKsUGzY
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) March 20, 2023
Hot tip for all criminals!
— Rachel Vindman 🌻 (@natsechobbyist) March 20, 2023
Well sure … of course. Whenever anyone is going to be indicted for a crime, they just simply don't show up in court and it always just blows over. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
— 🇨🇦 @Monte_Alto (everywhere) 🇬🇧 (@Monte_Alto) March 21, 2023
So when criminals don’t show up for court, judges, prosecutors, lawyers & law-enforcement just forget all about it? Where did his lawyers get their degree? I’m wondering if they really have one. I sincerely think that some of them are pretending. You know like, George Santos.
— Lily🌻 (@LilyinIndiana) March 20, 2023
I'm stunned. Thorough testing should be required for anyone who wants to run for office.
— Claude Rivest (@clauderivest) March 20, 2023
— Sarah Gleim 🌎 (@sarahgleim) March 20, 2023
— Sarah Gleim 🌎 (@sarahgleim) March 20, 2023
wow these clowns don't understand the law
— Professor Danny Blanchflower economist & fisherman (@D_Blanchflower) March 20, 2023
No grey matter between the ears it seems!
— Ian Scott ® (@Real_IanScott) March 21, 2023
Could we Count on it… How Spectacular it would be to see trump Dragged to court in Shackles like Murdaugh. #JusticeFeelsGood
— Patricia (@Trishalla2012) March 20, 2023
Nobody bothered to correct Rep. Claudia Tenney that it doesn't work that way. @RepTenney, did you sleep through high school and college? Pretty sure they touched on the subjected in some way.
— Island Girl – 100% Pro-Choice, Vote Blue in 2022 (@bluepolitics_) March 20, 2023
That’s not how it works. pic.twitter.com/f4atZvP1XA
— Slygrammy5 🌻🐕🐾🦴😎 (@SharonCoryell3) March 20, 2023
Hey everyone, this US REPRESENTATIVE says if you're indicted it's okay to ignore it and it'll just blow over and be forgotten.
With this logic no one would ever be arrested for anything.— Diane McKenna 🌊🌻 (@DianeMcKenna22) March 20, 2023
