Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush has joined the chorus of Republicans speaking out against the New York grand jury indictment of former President Donald Trump calling the prosecution a political move.
presidential nomination, has been highly critical of the former president for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol in recent public statements.’s indictment signals that his row with the former president may have its bounds.
“I think it’s clear to the overwhelming majority of people that this is nothing short of a political prosecution being effected by a Manhattan DA who literally campaigned on bringing charges against one particular American,” Mr. Pence said in an address Friday at the National Review Institute’s Ideas Summit. “I believe the American people will see this for what it is.
“The weaponization of the legal system to advance a political agenda turns the rule of law on its head,” Mr. DeSantis
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