District 1 Congressman and House Majority Leader Steve Scalise says the indictment of former President Donald Trump is a political maneuver. Scalise says the New York City D.A. Alvin Bragg is abusing his power…:
“You’ve got a district attorney, there in Manhattan, who is known for and brags about the fact that he lets violent criminals walk scot-free…and yet for Donald Trump is was a political vendetta. He just wanted to ‘go after’ Donald Trump.”
Trump has been indicted for alleged illegal use of campaign dollars as hush money to cover up an alleged affair with adult film actress Stormy Daniels. He is the first former (or seated) U.S. President to ever be formally accused of a crime. Scalise says the New York district attorney is pretty obviously acting in the best interests of his political party; not his constituents…:
“For a local district attorney, whose main responsibility is to deal with crime in New York – which is out of control – to see him going after Donald Trump, I think it’s very clear that it’s politically-charged.”
Scalise says the charges are alleged violation of federal law, and federal prosecutors have not seen fit to indict Trump. He questions why a local D.A. would press the issue…:
“It’s abuse of power to weaponized government to go after your political enemies. That happens in Third World countries. That shouldn’t be the standard in America.”
Scalise says it’s “clear to anyone who looks at it impartially” that the Trump indictment is politically-motivated to hurt Trump’s 2024 election plans.
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