After former President Donald Trump announced on Saturday that he expected to be arrested this week, Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis derided the prosecutor for weaponizing his office, but also flicked a jab at his prospective Republican rival, provoking the ire of many would-be supporters for his failure to take a stronger stand against the systemic threat of selective prosecution.
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg is investigating Trump over a payment he made to Stormy Daniels in 2016 via his then-personal attorney, Michael Cohen. A potential state felony charge may hinge on Bragg alleging that Trump falsified his business records with the intention of hiding a hush-money payment allegedly illegal under federal campaign finance laws .
DeSantis, upon learning of Trump’s possible arrest, excoriated Bragg for misusing his office.
“The Manhattan district attorney is a Soros-funded prosecutor, and so he, like other Soros-funded prosecutors, they weaponize their office to impose a […]
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