ALBANY, N.Y. (WHCU) — The leader of New York’s Republican Committee is outraged over the indictment of former President Donald Trump. 

In a statement last evening shortly after the indictment was announced, Ed Cox called it a “miscarriage of justice,” adding it’s an “outrageous violation of democratic norms.”

Trump faces criminal charges for allegedly paying hush money to silence claims of an affair with adult film actress Stormy Daniels in 2016. Trump is running for the Republican nomination for a return to the White House in 2024. The indictment remains sealed.