Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis issued a statement Thursday night condemning the Department of Justice’s indictment against Donald Trump.
“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 statement read.
However, the GOP presidential candidate received harsh backlash for the last section of his statement.
Critics said DeSantis used the indictment to campaign for himself.
“The DeSantis administration will bring accountability to the DOJ, excise political bias and end weaponization once and for all,” the statement concluded.
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…
— Ron DeSantis (@RonDeSantis) June 9, 2023
“You should be standing with President Trump. And instead you’re using the weaponization of government as a political football to advance your political career and wage war on Donald Trump. You are aiding and abetting this witch hunt. I hate you for this, which is why I will keep exposing you,” investigative journalist Laura Loomer wrote.
Fuck you @RonDeSantis.
You should be standing with President Trump. And instead you’re using the weaponization of government as a political football to advance your political career and wage war on Donald Trump. You are aiding and abetting this witch hunt. I hate you for this,… https://t.co/dj2MgUuVej
— Laura Loomer (@LauraLoomer) June 9, 2023
“Ron DeSantis says nothing should be done about DOJ’s partisanship unless he is President. He doesn’t call for an end to the Trump witch hunts. There’s no call to action now. This is a strategic blunder from a Tallahassee team used to dealing with an overwhelming majority of Republicans,” former Acting Director of National Intelligence Richard Grenell wrote.
Ron DeSantis says nothing should be done about DOJ’s partisanship unless he is President.
He doesn’t call for an end to the Trump witch hunts. There’s no call to action now.
This is a strategic blunder from a Tallahassee team used to dealing with an overwhelming majority of… https://t.co/9mHPyqCRrk
— Richard Grenell (@RichardGrenell) June 9, 2023
“This is a moronic, bloodless DeSantis statement–he seems to be fine saying or doing nothing for Trump until elected! What makes him think the Marxist Biden Regime will indict President Trump but won’t end elections altogether? This is the level of cautious, arrogant stupid in the GOP that only President Trump can fix!” Lou Dobbs wrote.
"A mortal threat," "uneven application of the law," and "zealous in pursuing Trump"–DeSantis couldn't bring himself to write "OVER zealous?" This is a moronic, bloodless DeSantis statement–he seems to be fine saying or doing nothing for Trump until elected! What makes him… https://t.co/RHR8VQNFRi
— Lou Dobbs (@LouDobbs) June 9, 2023
“Should have ended this after the third graph. Was a good message until you used his indictment to campaign. Ick,” Timcast News Editor-in-Chief Cassandra MacDonald wrote.
https://twitter.com/CassandraRules/status/1667003567004155904
President Trump said on Truth Social Thursday night that the Biden administration has informed his attorneys that he has been indicted over the Mar-a-Lago documents case.
“The corrupt Biden Administration has informed my attorneys that I have been Indicted, seemingly over the Boxes Hoax, even though Joe Biden has 1850 Boxes at the University of Delaware, additional Boxes in Chinatown, D.C., with even more Boxes at the University of Pennsylvania, and documents strewn all over his garage floor where he parks his Corvette, and which is “secured” by only a garage door that is paper thin, and open much of the time,” Trump said.
Trump said he has been summoned to appear in federal court in Miami, Florida Tuesday at 3 p.m.
“I have been summoned to appear at the Federal Courthouse in Miami on Tuesday, at 3 PM. I never thought it possible that such a thing could happen to a former President of the United States, who received far more votes than any sitting President in the History of our Country, and is currently leading, by far, all Candidates, both Democrat and Republican, in Polls of the 2024 Presidential Election. I AM AN INNOCENT MAN!” he added.
“This is indeed a DARK DAY for the United States of America. We are a Country in serious and rapid Decline, but together we will Make America Great Again!” he concluded.
Trump said in a video message that the indictment is election interference at the highest level.
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