It didn’t take long for Rockland’s Congressman and Rockland’s former Congressman to weigh in after former president Donald Trump was convicted on all 34 counts at his State trial in New York City yesterday. The verdicts were read in court just after 5pm yesterday, all 34 counts, guilty. Less than 15 minutes later, former Congressman and Congressional candidate Democrat Mondaire Jones released a statement criticizing current Congressman, Republican Mike Lawler, for supporting the former president, who Jones said, “incited a violent insurrection and continues to cozy up to Nazis.” Lawler’s reaction came about a half-hour later, calling yesterday “a sad day for America,” calling the charges little more than “a campaign finance violation” and slamming “New York Democrats like Attorney General Letitia James, Manhattan D-A Alvin Bragg, and Governor Kathy Hochul” for waging a “political war on their enemies.” About five hours later, the Lawler Campaign sent out a fundraising email, asking those who agreed with him to “stand against this injustice.” Sentencing is set for July 11th. The Republican National Convention begins July 15th.