“Something that would make Mao, Stalin, Pol Pot blush”. Family, allies and even right-wing rivals of Donald Trump denounced the indictment of the former president on Thursday March 30, assuring that it was a question of preventing him from resuming his quarters in the White House in 2024.
A grand jury in a New York court criminally indicted Donald Trump in a 2016 case of buying the silence of a porn actress.
Donald Trump himself denounced in a long statement a “political persecution and interference in the election” presidential election of 2024, for which he is a candidate. He accused the Democrats of being responsible for the indictment – the first for a President of the United States – accusing them of being “obsessed” by the idea of “Being Trump”.
His eldest son was also up in arms against this court decision. “Let’s be clear guys. It’s a communist thing. It’s something that would make Mao, Stalin, Pol Pot blush.stormed Donald Trump Junior in his streaming show. “I think we are in the midst of a battle for the future of our country. For our very existencehe added, castigating the prosecutor behind the indictment as being a “corrupt leftist”.
On Twitter, he added that opponents of his father “used the authorities to interfere in the 2024 election to stop Trump”. "The only solution is […] to hand it over to the White House!!! »he wrote.
This indictment is “worthy of the third world”, “an opportunistic act targeting a political opponent in the middle of an election campaign”added his brother Eric Trump in a tweet.
" It's a shame ! »
Republican Party leader Ronna McDaniel tweeted that the indictment was “a blatant abuse of power by a prosecutor focused on political revenge instead of ensuring public safety” . "Meanwhile, New York, where Alvin Bragg is a Manhattan district attorney, hit a new crime record last year"said the official account of the Republican Party on Twitter.
The former president's rivals within his party have also denounced his indictment. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, Donald Trump's main rival - even though he has not yet officially declared himself the 2024 presidential candidate - denounced the indictment as being "contrary to the values of America".
As for Mike Pompeo, also tipped for 2024, he judged that by deciding to indict a former president, prosecutor Alvin Bragg "undermined America's faith in our justice system".
For Donald Trump's former vice president, Mike Pence, " It's a shame ! ». “It will only serve to further divide our country”said on CNN the one who also flirts with the idea of a candidacy in 2024.
The decision to indict Trump has “irreparably damaged our country”denounced the Republican Speaker of the House of Representatives, Kevin McCarthy. “The American people will not tolerate this injustice”assured the Republican tenor on Twitter.
Trump loyalists have also signaled their support for him. It is "a dark day for America"deplored the elected Elise Stefanik, criticizing the prosecutor, described as "socialist". "Tens of millions of patriotic Americans have never been more mobilized to exercise their constitutional rights to peacefully organize and VOTE to save our great republic by electing President Donald Trump in 2024"she said in a statement.
"I'm with Trump!!! » tweeted Marjorie Taylor Greene.
“No one is above the law”
On the Democratic side, the reactions to the indictment of Donald Trump were more restrained. The White House declined to comment, while Senate Democrat Leader Chuck Schumer called for calm and said no need to "no outside political influence, intimidation or interference in this matter." Parliamentarian Adam Schiff ruled that “the indictment and arrest of a former president was unique in all of American history”.
“A rule of law must hold the rich and powerful to account, even when they hold high office. Especially when they are in high office. Otherwise, it is no longer a democracy”he wrote.
Nancy Pelosi, who presided over the House of Representatives on January 6, 2021, estimated for her part on Twitter what “No one is above the law, and everyone has the right to a trial to prove their innocence. I hope the former president will respect the system that gives him this right. »
The porn actress involved in this affair, Stormy Daniels - real name Stephanie Clifford -, who has collaborated with the justice system for almost six years, exclaimed on Twitter that she did not want “not spill your champagne”. His attorney Clark Brewster said: "No one is above the law".
Source : Nouvelobs
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