A group of Senate Republicans vowed to do what they can to stand in the way of President Joe Biden‘s priorities after the guilty verdict in Donald Trump‘s New York hush money trial, marking the first time a former U.S. president has been convicted of a crime.
Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) revealed on Friday that he and seven of his GOP colleagues — Sens. Rick Scott (R-FL), J.D. Vance (R-OH), Marco Rubio (R-FL), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Tommy Tuberville (R-AL), Eric Schmitt (R-MO), and Roger Marshall (R-KS) — had signed onto a pledge.
Vance and Rubio are reportedly in the mix to become Trump’s running mate in the 2024 presidential election. Scott is campaigning to become the next leader of the Senate GOP, along with Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) and Senate Minority Whip Sen. John Thune (R-SD).
“The White House has made a mockery of the rule of law and fundamentally altered our politics in…
