Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush declared that the Manhattan grand jury’s decision to indict former President Donald Trump was “highly political” and not based on justice.
And in a tweet on Saturday, he noted that the case against Trump had previously been dismissed by other plaintiffs before it was reinstated by the office of Manhattan Attorney General Alvin Bragg.
Bush suggested that the electors be the jury in this case, implying that Trump should be tried by the public, rather than in a court of law.
Bragg’s predecessor did not take up the case. The Ministry of Justice has not taken up the case. Bragg initially said he would not take the case. This is a very political issue, not a question of justice. In that case, let the jurors be the electors.
Although the specific charges in the indictment are currently being wrapped up, Trump’s lawyer warned he could face more than 30 charges when he goes to trial next week.
Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush has expressed his displeasure over the indictment by a grand jury in Manhattan of former President Donald Trump.
In a tweet, Bush, the former contender for the 2016 Republican nomination, called the decision “highly political” and “not a matter of justice.”
The Manhattan District Attorney’s office, Alvin Bragg, has been investigating the alleged financial hush-hush scandal for years, which includes payments of $130,000 to Daniels and $150,000 to former Playboy model Karen McDougal.
However, federal prosecutors did not indict Trump in 2019, despite Trump’s former attorney, Michael Cohen, calling it part of a plea deal.
The Federal Election Commission also dropped its investigation into the matter in 2021 but the current indictment began after the Prague office revived the case.
Meanwhile, Trump responded to the indictment by slamming Prague for his ‘obsession’ with trying to ‘get Trump’, while also warning that indicting a former president of the United States would ‘counterproductive’ on President Biden.
The Manhattan District Attorney’s office, Alvin Bragg, has been investigating the alleged money silence scandal for years
The case against Donald Trump revolves around hush money payments to adult film actress Stormy Daniels, who says the two had a tryst.
He called the indictment “political persecution and election interference,” and blamed “radical left-wing Democrats” for engaging in a “witch-hunt” to destroy the Make America Great Again movement.
Bush’s statements against the indictment are in line with the views of other Republicans in Congress.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy tweeted that Bragg “has weaponized our sacred justice system against President Donald Trump,” while House Majority Leader Steve Scales referred to the indictment as “phony.”
House Majority Leader Steve Scales called the indictment a “sham.”
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy tweeted that Bragg “has weaponized our sacred justice system against President Donald Trump.”
Former President Trump’s legal team launched an attack Friday after his historic indictment, vowing that the former president would never seek a plea agreement and was prepared to “fight back.”
Scales accused radical Democrats of “arming the government” to attack their political opponents.
Trump’s legal team launched an offensive Friday after his historic impeachment, vowing that the former president would never seek a plea agreement and was prepared to “fight” all charges.
The 76-year-old Trump, who hopes to regain control of the White House in 2024, has engaged in attacks on the prosecutors who brought charges against him and even the judge was expected to hear the case.
“Election interference, kangaroo court!” Trump posted on his social media platform Truth Social, adding that Juan Manuel Marshall, the judge who may preside over a final trial, “hates me.”
Trump is scheduled to be booked, fingerprinted and a forensic photo op in a Manhattan courthouse on Tuesday afternoon before appearing before a judge as the first US president to face criminal charges.
“The president will not have his hands tied,” said Joe Tacopina, one of Trump’s attorneys, adding that he didn’t think prosecutors would “allow this to become a circus.”
Tacopina said the hidden money case brought by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg against Trump faces “significant legal challenges” and that the former president will plead not guilty.
He said on NBC’s Today show that there was a “zero” chance Trump would accept a plea deal. ‘It won’t happen.’ There is no crime.
Currently in his lavish home in Mar-a-Lago, Florida, Trump was initially shocked by the indictment, his lawyer said, but is “now on standby to confront it.”
Expecting condemnation, Trump called for the protests and warned that they could lead to “potential death and destruction” for the country.
In a statement, the former president said he had already raised $4 million for his 2024 presidential campaign within 24 hours following news of the indictment.
