New York Republican congressional candidate Mazi Pilip will not support former President Donald Trump in November if he is convicted of a crime before Election Day, she revealed Tuesday.
Pilip, who is locked in a tight race with former Democratic Rep. Tom Suozzi in the special election race to replace George Santos in Congress, made the comment during a PIX11 candidate forum ahead of next month’s election.
“No one is above the law,” said the Ethiopian-born Nassau County legislator.
“If you are convicted of a crime, you cannot represent us.”
Trump, 77, faces a total of 91 charges in four criminal cases, and up to 712 years and six months behind bars if convicted of all of them.
He has pleaded not guilty to all charges and has vehemently denied any wrongdoing, arguing that state and federal grand jury indictments leveled against him last year are part of a “witch hunt” intended to keep him out of the Oval Office.
Pilip is in a neck-and-neck race with Tom Suozzi to replace George Santos in Congress. Dennis Clark
Trump faces 91 charges spread across four criminal cases. AP
Pilip noted that Trump has not yet been convicted of any crimes and, if that remains the case in November, he will support his candidacy.
“Unless we see that [a conviction]”Right now, if he’s the candidate, I’ll support him,” said the mother of seven.
Pilip also praised Trump’s record in his first term, arguing that he was a “great president.”
“He was a great candidate, a great president. “He did great things for America,” he said. “He improved our economy. He brought a lot of peace process in the Middle East. “He was very strong at the international level.”
“I will work very hard with him if he is going to be president,” added Pilip, a former paratrooper in the Israel Defense Forces.
Suozzi has the support of 45% of registered voters in Nassau County and the 3rd District based in eastern Queens, while Pilip has 42% support, according to a recent Emerson College/PIX11 poll.
The special election will be held on February 13 and early voting begins on February 3.
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