‘You’re Running with a Convicted Felon’: CNN’s Manu Raju Grills Embattled House Republicans About Trump Verdict

BURNETT We re also ░░░░░░░░ some new reaction to ░░░░░░░░ s historic criminal conviction ░░░░░░░░ Republican lawmakers on Capitol ░░░░░░░░ right Some who had ░░░░░░░░ been deciding which side ░░░░░░░░ jump onto Well they ░░░░░░░░ jumping now and Manu ░░░░░░░░ is Out Front Manu ░░░░░░░░ ve been talking to ░░░░░░░░ all day You re ░░░░░░░░ the steps with the ░░░░░░░░ right now What are ░░░░░░░░ telling you RAJU Yeah ░░░░░░░░ to a lot of ░░░░░░░░ from both sides of ░░░░░░░░ aisle including Republicans who ░░░░░░░░ in swing districts The ░░░░░░░░ whose fate in November ░░░░░░░░ determine whether Republicans can ░░░░░░░░ on to the majority ░░░░░░░░ Republicans who are representing ░░░░░░░░ that Joe Biden himself ░░░░░░░░ in 2020 namely places ░░░░░░░░ New York and California ░░░░░░░░ suburban districts and the ░░░░░░░░ and asking them directly ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump s conviction ░░░░░░░░ these 34 felony counts ░░░░░░░░ they will continue to ░░░░░░░░ behind if they have ░░░░░░░░ concerns will they run ░░░░░░░░ from the top of ░░░░░░░░ ticket But through and ░░░░░░░░ a number of these ░░░░░░░░ say that they will ░░░░░░░░ to get behind Donald ░░░░░░░░ no matter if there ░░░░░░░░ backlash because of his ░░░░░░░░ convictions Clip starts RAJU ░░░░░░░░ having a convicted felon ░░░░░░░░ a district like yours ░░░░░░░░ Republicans DUARTE My district ░░░░░░░░ full of very smart ░░░░░░░░ with firm grasp of ░░░░░░░░ They can smell bleep ░░░░░░░░ So no issues nominating ░░░░░░░░ convicted felon D ESPOSITO ░░░░░░░░ have no issues in ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump for president ░░░░░░░░ the United States RAJU ░░░░░░░░ mean you re running ░░░░░░░░ a convicted felon at ░░░░░░░░ top of your ticket ░░░░░░░░ A tainted process not ░░░░░░░░ same And a lot ░░░░░░░░ my constituents were focusing ░░░░░░░░ the fact of the ░░░░░░░░ not being fair the ░░░░░░░░ not being fair and ░░░░░░░░ re upset and they ░░░░░░░░ angry RAJU Does it ░░░░░░░░ you having a convicted ░░░░░░░░ at the top of ░░░░░░░░ ticket Garcia No I ░░░░░░░░ I think the American ░░░░░░░░ saw what happened in ░░░░░░░░ York They saw too ░░░░░░░░ were typically misdemeanors being ░░░░░░░░ to 34 felonies Clip ░░░░░░░░ RAJU But there were ░░░░░░░░ several other Republicans in ░░░░░░░░ districts who did not ░░░░░░░░ to talk about this ░░░░░░░░ moments ago when I ░░░░░░░░ to catch up with ░░░░░░░░ one of them Congressman ░░░░░░░░ Lawler of New York ░░░░░░░░ is one of vulnerable ░░░░░░░░ someone who has actually ░░░░░░░░ endorsed Donald Trump yet ░░░░░░░░ did come out criticize ░░░░░░░░ verdict when it came ░░░░░░░░ it was reached last ░░░░░░░░ but I got a ░░░░░░░░ statement did not comment ░░░░░░░░ Another one Tom Kane ░░░░░░░░ a New Jersey Republican ░░░░░░░░ swing digital Republican not ░░░░░░░░ how he views this ░░░░░░░░ whether he continued we ░░░░░░░░ continue to support Donald ░░░░░░░░ So those questions about ░░░░░░░░ some of the members ░░░░░░░░ overall many of those ░░░░░░░░ vulnerable members Erin continuing ░░░░░░░░ say they ll stand ░░░░░░░░ the former president.”