South Carolina Rep. Norman: Timing of Trump trial is a 'farce'

Congressman Ralph Norman, R-S.C., on Wednesday called the timing of former President Donald Trump's trial a farce and predicted he would win the upcoming presidential election. 

"The timing for the whole trial... is a farce," Norman said on the "Furthermore with Amanda Head" podcast. "It's a kangaroo court built to shift all the attention to so-called felony counts when again, they haven't even charged him with anything."

A New York jury found Trump guilty on all 34 counts of falsifying business records during his 2016 presidential bid to conceal a hush money payment to porn star Stormy Daniels.

Trump, who also is the 2024 presumptive GOP presidential nominee, is the first U.S. president to be found guilty of felony crimes.

His sentencing date is July 11, just days before he is expected to be formally nominated at the Republican National Convention.

"I do think they'll try to put him in jail," Norman said. "I think it will skyrocket and he'll win even bigger. That's the silver lining in it."

After Trump's verdict, he raised over $50 million, according to his campaign.