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Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush has declared the Manhattan grand jury’s decision to indict former President Donald Trump ‘very political’ and not based on justice.
Tweeting on Saturday he noted that the case against Trump had been previously refused by other prosecutors before it was revived by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office.
Bush suggested that the voters should be the jury in this case, implying that Trump should be judged by the public, rather than in a court of law.
‘Bragg’s predecessor didn’t take up the case. The Justice Department didn’t take up the case. Bragg first said he would not take up the case. This is very political, not a matter of justice. In this case, let the jury be the voters,’ he tweeted.
Although the specific charges of the indictment are currently under seal, Trump’s lawyer has warned that he could face more than 30 counts when he is arraigned next week.
Former governor of Florida, Jeb Bush, has expressed dismay over the indictment of former President Donald Trump by a Manhattan grand jury
In a tweet, Bush, a former rival who ran for the 2016 GOP nomination described the decision as ‘very political’ and ‘not a matter of justice’
The office of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg has been investigating the alleged hush money 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 charge Trump in 2019, despite Trump’s former attorney, Michael Cohen, implicating him as part of a plea deal.
The Federal Election Commission also threw out their investigation into the matter in 2021 but this current indictment has begun following Bragg’s office reviving the case.
Meanwhile, Trump has responded to the indictment by criticizing Bragg for his ‘obsession’ with trying to ‘get Trump,’ while also warning that charging a former president of the United States will ‘backfire’ on President Biden.
The office of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg has been investigating the alleged hush money scandal for years
The case against Donald Trump revolves around hush-money payments made to adult film actress Stormy Daniels, who says they had a tryst
He called the indictment ‘political persecution and election interference,’ blaming the ‘Radical Left Democrats’ for being engaged in a ‘Witch-Hunt’ to destroy the ‘Make America Great Again’ movement.
Bush’s statements against the indictment sees him fall in line with other congressional Republicans.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy tweeted that Bragg had ‘weaponized our sacred system of justice against President Donald Trump,’ while House Majority Leader Steve Scalise referred to the indictment as a ‘sham.’
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise referred to the indictment as a ‘sham’
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy tweeted that Bragg had ‘weaponized our sacred system of justice against President Donald Trump.’
Former President Trump’s legal team went on the offensive on Friday following his historic indictment, vowing the former president would never seek a plea deal and was ready ‘to fight’
Scalise accused extremist Democrats of ‘weaponizing government’ to attack their political opponents.
Trump’s legal team went on the offensive on Friday following his historic indictment, vowing the former president would never seek a plea deal and was ready ‘to fight’ all charges.
The 76-year-old Trump, who is hoping to recapture the White House in 2024, chimed in with attacks on the prosecutors who brought the charges against him and even the judge expected to hear the case.
‘ELECTION INTERFERENCE, KANGAROO COURT!’ Trump posted on his social media platform Truth Social, adding that Juan Manuel Marchal, the judge who may preside over an eventual trial, ‘hates me.’
Trump is to be booked, fingerprinted and will have a mugshot taken at a Manhattan courthouse on Tuesday afternoon before appearing before a judge as the first ever American president to face criminal charges.
‘The president will not be put in handcuffs,’ said Joe Tacopina, one of Trump’s attorneys, adding that he does not believe prosecutors will ‘allow this to become a circus.’
Tacopina said the hush-money case being brought by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg against Trump faces ‘substantial legal challenges’ and the former president would plead not guilty.
There is ‘zero’ chance Trump would accept a plea deal, he told NBC’s Today show. ‘It’s not going to happen. There’s no crime.’
Trump, who is currently at his palatial Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida, was initially ‘shocked’ at the indictment, his attorney said, but ‘he’s now in the posture that he’s ready to fight this.’
In predicting his indictment, Trump called for protests and warned it could lead to ‘potential death and destruction’ for the country.
And in a statement, the ex-president said he had already raised $4 million for his 2024 presidential campaign in the 24 hours following news of the indictment.
Source: DailyMail UK
