'A Mortal Threat To A Free Society': Ron DeSantis Calls Out The DOJ's 'Zealous' Indictment Of Trump, Other Candidates Take Advantage

On Thursday evening, Republican presidential candidate and Gov. Ron DeSantis criticized the Justice Department after it was revealed that Biden's DOJ is indicting the leading Republican candidate Donald Trump for his supposed possession of 'classified' documents that were seized during the Mar-a-Lago raid last year.

The indictment includes seven charges including illegal retention of classified documents, obstruction, and conspiracy. Trump will appear in court on Tuesday in Maimi, Florida.

"The weaponization of federal law enforcement represents a mortal threat to a free society," the governor wrote on Twitter. "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 presidential candidate asked.

"The DeSantis administration will bring accountability to the DOJ, excise political bias and end weaponization once and for all," DeSantis concluded.

The Florida governor was criticized for his delayed reaction after the first indictment of President Trump by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg (D), so it is good to see the governor standing up for the former president irrespective of the current race for the primary.

As previously reported by the DC Enquirer, other presidential candidates have also spoken up about the weaponization of the Department of Justice against the leading GOP candidate.

"We can’t have two tiers of justice: one for Trump, another for Biden," wrote Vivek Ramaswamy on Thursday evening. "One for Assange, another for Manning. One for BLM/Antifa, another for peaceful protesters on Jan 6."

"I never thought we’d see the day when the U.S. President deputizes the DOJ to arrest his lead rival in the middle of an election," he continued. "Obama shamefully tried to deputize the FBI to infiltrate Trump’s 2016 campaign, but they’re leaving nothing to chance this time around: the federal police state is outright arresting Trump."

"This is an affront to every citizen: we cannot devolve into a banana republic where the party in power uses police force to arrest its political opponents," the businessman continued, adding, "It’s hypocritical for the DOJ to selectively prosecute Trump but not Biden."

"There are also serious legal questions about the President’s power to declassify documents and the potential illegality of the over-classification of federal documents in the first place," he explained. "That’s for the courts to decide, but *we the people* decide who governs this nation."

"It would be much easier for me to win this election if Trump weren’t in the race, but I stand for principles over politics," he concluded, adding, "I commit to pardon Trump promptly on January 20, 2025 and to restore the rule of law in our country."

Other candidates, however, held different opinions about the indictment with former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie writing, "We don’t get our news from Trump’s Truth Social account. Let’s see what the facts are when any possible indictment is released. As I have said before, no one is above the law, no matter how much they wish they were. We will have more to say when the facts are revealed."

It is becoming increasingly clear that yet another Trump indictment will throw a wrench into the Republican primary as some candidates look to take advantage of the situation. Hopefully, all Republicans can join together behind President Trump and call out the indictment for what it truly is.
 

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