Republican officials are rallying around Donald Trump following news of his indictment, threatening to use their power to shield the former president from any accountability.
, with his office in a letter Friday accusing the GOP lawmakers of behaving like a “criminal defense counsel” for the former president and seeking to undermine the prosecution. “Like any other defendant, Mr. Trump is entitled to challenge these charges in court and avail himself of all processes and protections that New York State’s robust criminal procedure affords,” Bragg’s general counsel,, wrote Friday. “What neither Mr.
Florida Governor, a potential rival of Trump’s for the GOP nomination who has repeatedly been subjected to personal attacks from the former president,Bragg of “stretching the law to target a political opponent” and said he would “not assist in an extradition request” of his fellow Floridian, should Trump remain in Florida for his arraignment.
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