Following the most recent indictment of Trump, his biggest rival in the 2024 Republican primary, Governor Ron DeSantis, has come to his defense.
We live in fascinating and outrageous times.
The Hill reports:
Trump indictment: DeSantis blasts ‘weaponization of federal law enforcement’Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) blasted the “weaponization of federal law enforcement” in response to the news that former President Trump had been indicted, but avoiding an outright defense of his chief 2024 GOP rival.“The weaponization of federal law enforcement represents a mortal threat to a free society. We have for years witnessed an uneven application of the law depending upon political affiliation,” DeSantis tweeted.“Why so zealous in pursuing Trump yet so passive about Hillary [Clinton] or Hunter [Biden]? The DeSantis administration will bring accountability to the DOJ, excise political bias and end weaponization once and for all,” he added.DeSantis’s comments came in response to an announcement from Trump, who said his attorneys had been alerted that he had been indicted in relation to a probe looking into his handling of classified documents that were found at Mar-a-Lago.
See the DeSantis tweet below:
The full text:
The weaponization of federal law enforcement represents a mortal threat to a free society.We have for years witnessed an uneven application of the law depending upon political affiliation.Why so zealous in pursuing Trump yet so passive about Hillary or Hunter?The DeSantis administration will bring accountability to the DOJ, excise political bias and end weaponization once and for all.
Politico has more:
DeSantis was previously sharply critical of the FBI search of Mar-A-Lago. At the time DeSantis called it a “weaponization of federal agencies.” Right after he jumped into the race for president, DeSantis said he would be “aggressive” in issuing pardons when he was asked whether he would pardon Trump or those who rioted at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.Many Florida Republicans reacted similarly to DeSantis, with some suggesting without proof that the timing of the indictment was designed to take away attention from allegations that President Joe Biden was involved in a bribery scheme while he was vice president. Biden called the allegations — which are mentioned in an unverified document that was shown to lawmakers on Thursday — “malarkey.”“We have completely lost trust in the DOJ,” Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) said on social media. “The DOJ needs to come out tonight & explain how this is somehow different than what Hillary (Clinton) did. What Biden did. And this all happens on the same day Biden’s $5M bribe comes out. This is America & this sure looks like a Banana Republic.”
DeSantis’ tweet has provoked reactions on both sides. Some positive:
Some negative:
Last word goes to Mollie Hemingway:
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