Local Congressional representatives Pat Ryan and Elise Stefanik responded on Twitter March 30 to the news that former President Donald Trump has been indicted by a Manhattan grand jury, while Paul Tonko and Marc Molinaro stayed silent in the first hours after the story broke. Stefanik, a Republican representing the 21st Congressional District including Rensselaer County, wrote, "This is unprecedented election interference from corrupt Socialist District Attorney Alvin Bragg. The radical Far Left will stop at nothing to persecute Joe Biden’s chief political opponent President Trump ahead of the election." Democrat Pat Ryan, who represents Dutchess County and the rest of the 18th Congressional District, wrote, "No one is above the law, even a former President. The Manhattan District Attorney's Office now has an obligation to lay out the facts and present its case. I urge all Americans to reject any calls for violence and respect the rule of law."