Several of former President Donald Trump's opponents were quick to criticize the 'weaponization' of the Justice Department, while others said it shows he is unfit to be president again.
brought by special counsel Jack Smith alleges Trump and his co-conspirators spread knowingly false claims of widespread fraud in the election and used those claims as the basis for schemes to keep Trump in power, culminating in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. Trump has denied any wrongdoing and is due to be arraigned in court on Thursday.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who is Trump's closest opponent in the polls, said Tuesday he had not yet read the indictment but suggested that any jury in Washington, D.C., would be biased against Trump. South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott said he's concerned the Justice Department is using its power to go after President Biden's political opponents. , who testified before the grand jury that issued the indictment and is a central figure in the special counsel's case, said the charges show that"anyone who puts himself over the Constitution should never be President of the United States.
Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, a fierce Trump critic, called the allegations detailed in the 45-page indictment"a stain on our country's history" and said"the disgrace falls the most on Donald Trump."
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