Trump’s Republican rivals criticise ‘weaponisation’ of US Justice Department after indictment

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Trump's Republican rivals criticise 'weaponisation' of DOJ after indictment

WASHINGTON - Former US president Donald Trump’s rivals for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination criticised the move to charge him over his handling of classified documents, underscoring their fear of upsetting the core Trump supporters needed to win the race.

“The weaponisation of federal law enforcement represents a mortal threat to a free society,” Mr DeSantis, who is running awrote on Twitter. “We have for years witnessed an uneven application of the law depending upon political affiliation.” A spokesman for Special Counsel Jack Smith, the Justice Department official who is handling the investigation, declined to comment. It is illegal for the government to comment publicly on any sealed grand jury matter.

Mr Vivek Ramaswamy, a venture capitalist running a long shot bid for the Republican nomination, issued a statement accusing Mr Biden’s Justice Department of unfairly targeting the former president and vowing to pardon him if elected.

 

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