Pak Sahafat – Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, Kevin McCarthy, reacted to the indictment of former US President Donald Trump during the Justice Department’s investigation into the storage of classified documents and said: I stand against this great injustice.
According to Pak Sahafat News Agency’s report on Friday, quoted by Forbes, after the news of the indictment of former US President Trump during the investigation of the Department of Justice regarding the storage of classified documents, this issue caused the quick condemnation of this action by his Republican allies and even rivals, but some figures of the United States Democratic Party of the action of the Department American justice supported.
Kevin McCarthy, Speaker of the US House of Representatives from the state of California, called the issuance of this indictment unconscionable and wrote in a message on his Twitter account: I stand with President Trump against this great injustice.
DeSantis: This is unequal enforcement of the law
Ron DeSantis, the governor of Florida and Trump’s main rival in the 2024 Republican presidential primary, also called the indictment an unequal implementation of the law and said: In my opinion, government officials are hyperactive in pursuing Trump and are overzealous in this work.
But some other Republican presidential candidates, such as former Vice President Mike Pence and former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley, have not yet reacted to the indictment.
On the other hand, although prominent Democratic representatives in the US Senate and Congress have not reacted to the issuance of this indictment against Trump on Twitter, some Democratic representatives critical of the former US president have praised the issuance of this indictment for the former US president.
Corey Bush, the representative of the US House of Representatives, in a tweet called Trump the former president of “white supremacy” and pointed out that this indictment is the second accusation against Trump after he was accused in New York, and the former US president should be held accountable.
Rep. Liu: No one is above the law
Another Republican representative from California, Ted Liu, supported the action of the US Department of Justice and said: The issuance of this indictment proved that no one is above the law and that law enforcement and the judicial branch should be allowed to perform their duties without political interference.
Schiff, a Democratic representative of the US Congress: This indictment confirms the rule of law
Adam Schiff, another Democratic representative of the US Congress from California, also called the issuance of this indictment against Trump as confirmation of the rule of law and added: For four years, he behaved as if he was above the law, but he should be treated like any other lawbreaker, and he still broke the law today.
According to CNN, former US President Trump, who is trying to win the presidency of the United States again, next year, has been accused again, this time, during the investigation regarding the storage of classified documents.
This is a stunning development in Trump’s case, as it is the first time a former US president has faced federal charges.
According to CNN, Trump has faced seven criminal charges in the indictment filed by the special investigator investigating his storage of classified documents.