'We Cannot Devolve Into A Banana Republic': Republican Presidential Candidate Reacts To Trump's Indictment

On Thursday evening, Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy responded to the second indictment of 45th President Donald Trump by the Department of Justice for Trump supposedly having 'classified' documents in his possession which were seized during the Mar-a-Lago raid last year.

"We can’t have two tiers of justice: one for Trump, another for Biden," wrote Ramaswamy. "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."

Trump announced the indictment on Truth Social, writing, "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."
 

"I have been summoned to appear at the Federal Courthouse in Miami on Tuesday, at 3 PM," Trump continued. "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!"

"This is indeed a DARK DAY for the United States of America," the 45th president concluded, adding, "We are a Country in serious and rapid Decline, but together we will Make America Great Again!"