'Take a pay cut': J.D. Vance shamed for dodging constituent after Trump court appearance
An outraged constituent of Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) called the Republican lawmaker to task Wednesday for his controversial decision to attend former President Donald Trump's criminal court trial.
The anonymous Ohioan, a retired technician, shamed the lawmaker in a letter to the editor entitled "My still-unanswered constituent questions for J.D. Vance" published by local news site Cleveland.com.
"I asked my U.S. senator from Ohio, J.D. Vance, if he thinks cheating on taxes is OK with him, since he appeared at Donald Trump’s trial," the retiree writes. "Is he willing to take a pay cut to excuse all the 'little' bookkeeping mistakes of rich tax cheats, or just those of people who might make him vice president?"
Trump suffered two legal blows this year regarding the state of his financial records.
The first occurred when a New York City civil court judge found Trump liable for $464 million, ruling he defrauded lenders and investors by inflating the value of his assets.
Secondly, Trump was found guilty of falsifying business records to conceal hush money paid to adult film star Stormy Daniels ahead of the 2016 presidential election.
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Vance attended the trial in May while donning a Trump-style blue blazer and red tie.
On Wednesday, Vance's constituent asked if the show of support for the convicted former president meant the Republican condoned the relationship at the heart of the case.
"Since the core of the crime for which Trump was convicted was covering up what Stormy Daniels has described as essentially casting-couch sex between a then 27-year-old actress and an over-60-year-old television show celebrity," the retiree explains, "I asked whether Vance is also OK with that behavior, too?"
The retiree explains they sent these questions directly to Vance but without success.
"I gave my name and address to Mr. Vance’s office with these two questions weeks ago," the retiree writes, "and have received no answers in return for my tax dollars."