Actor Dennis Quaid is endorsing Donald Trump in the 2024 U.S. presidential election .

The Parent Trap star argued Tuesday on Piers Morgan Uncensored that Trumps ongoing hush money trial in New York is irrelevant to his electoral chances and said he believes the former president is working for the American people.

I think Im gonna vote for him in the next election, Quaid told Morgan . Yes, I am.

It just makes sense, he continued. I was ready not to vote for Trump until what I saw is, more than politics, I see a weaponization of our justice system and a challenge to our Constitution that, us as Americans, I dont think were going to have [in the future].

When the host argued the looming verdict doesnt matter in Trumps current criminal trial, which concerns the alleged payments made to cover up an alleged extramarital affair, Quaid agreed.

It doesnt, the 70-year-old actor told Morgan. You know, Trump is the most investigated person probably in the history of the world and they havent been able to really get him on anything. In fact, what is the crime? I still cant figure it out.

People might call him an asshole, but hes my asshole, he said elsewhere in the interview.

The landmark criminal case is one of four ongoing prosecutions against Trump, who faces 34 felony counts of falsifying business records. He faces up to four years in prison if found guilty.

The jury is set to begin deliberations this week .