Utah Sens. Mitt Romney and Mikee Lee suggested the felony indictment against former President Donald Trump may be politically motivated. In Manhattan on Tuesday, the former president pled not guilty to 34 felony counts of altering business records.
, said he still feels that Trump’s personal conduct makes him unfit to hold political office, but the current case against him seems to be unfair.
“I believe the New York prosecutor has stretched to reach felony criminal charges in order to fit a political agenda. No one is above the law, not even former presidents, but everyone is entitled to equal treatment under the law. The prosecutor’s overreach sets a dangerous precedent for criminalizing political opponents and damages the public’s faith in our justice system,”official U.S. Senate Twitter account“This isn’t justice, solemnly and blindly carried out.
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