House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and other GOP lawmakers criticized the Georgia indictment as political persecution.
that the charges are "just the latest political attack in the Democrats' WITCH HUNT against President Trump."released a statementFulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, in a press conference announcing the indictment, pushed back on Trump's claim that the prosecution was politically motivated.
"I make decisions in this office based on the facts and the laws," Willis said. "The law is completely nonpartisan. That's how decisions are made in every case."Democrats, in response to the indictment, said it reinforced the idea that no one is above law. "The fourth indictment of Donald Trump, just like the three which came before it, portrays a repeated pattern of criminal activity by the former president," Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said in a joint statement.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries , left, and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer , join fellow Congressional Democrats to reintroduce the Freedom to Vote Act at the U.S. Capitol, July 18, 2023, in Washington."As a nation built on the rule of law, we urge Mr. Trump, his supporters, and his critics to allow the legal process to proceed without outside interference," Schumer and Jeffries said in the statement.
"A fair trial in this case will demonstrate this Nation's commitment to the rule of law and show that the United States is not defined by those who would attempt to undermine its fundamental values," Thompson said.
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