Former President Donald Trump became the first president in history to face criminal charges when he was indicted last week by a Manhattan grand jury.

Trump arrived in New York due to an arrangement requiring his presence Tuesday. He is facing more than 30 charges related to business fraud and an alleged participation involving adult film star, Stormy Daniels.

Th case immediately flooded social media, reaching popular platforms including TikTok and Twitter. TikTok users appeared eager to express their opinions. 

“He does seem like the type of guy to commit tax/business fraud,” freshman Aashish Adireddy said. “But it’s innocent until proven guilty, so I’m not going to come to any conclusions yet.”

Others have been diving deeper into this topic, questioning exactly how this case can be tested.

“I just don’t understand how they can find a jury that’s not biased when it comes to his criminal charges,” freshman Tadi Zivotic said. “It’ll be very difficult to charge him because that jury is obviously going to be biased.”

Despite the charges, Trump will continue his campaign for presidency in 2024.

Freshman Elena Konicki said she believes those who support him will continue to support him. 

“Any publicity is good publicity,” she said.

Adireddy agrees.

“The people who support Trump will still support him, since they stayed with him through his entire presidency. I doubt their minds would really change,” he said. “If they supported him during the [Jan. 6] riots, I doubt they care about fraud.”

Although, Adireddy also said he believes Trump isn’t going to have his presidency handed to him.

“Personally, I don’t think he has a chance simply because of the riots on Jan 6,” he said. “It definitely swayed the opinions of a lot of voters, and with the rise of [Florida Gov.] Ron Desantis being the new face of the Republican Party, I wouldn’t even be surprised if he wasn’t even on the final ballot for 2024.”

By Claire Chen