Democratic lawmakers were quick to react after news broke that former President Donald Trump had been indicted on charges related to his handling of classified documents, with some saying the former president is not “in- above the law” and calling his behavior “extremist” and “toxic.”
“No one is above the law,” Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) said in a Twitter post.
“Trump mayhem continues,” Rep. Greg Landsman (D-Ohio) said on Twitter. “What he is doing to this country, the extremism and the danger he and his allies are posing, must stop. Only when those who support and allow it decide to end this toxic behavior will all of this be behind us.
Former President Donald Trump arrives at Trump Tower, Monday, April 3, 2023, in New York. Trump arrived in New York on Monday for his scheduled impeachment and impeachment the next day on charges stemming from silent payments during his 2016 campaign. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
While many Republican lawmakers accused the Justice Department of trying to interfere with the upcoming 2024 presidential election, Democrats called the indictment an “affirmation of the rule of law.”
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“Trump’s apparent indictment on multiple charges stemming from his withholding of classified documents is another assertion of the rule of law,” Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) wrote in a Twitter post. “For four years he acted like he was above the law. But he should be treated like any other lawbreaker. And today it was.
“Grand Jury Votes to Indict Trump!” Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) tweeted, applauding the decision.
“It’s time we made sure Trump was once again barred from running for any public office,” Rep. Jamaal Bowman (DN.Y.) echoed in a press release.
Former President Donald Trump speaks at his Mar-a-Lago estate on Tuesday, April 4, 2023, in Palm Beach, Fla., after being arraigned earlier in the day in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D-California) shared the celebration, saying the indictment is “one of many steps” toward eliminating Trump as a threat to a fair election.
“I will always believe that this twice impeached former president is a threat to our democracy,” he tweeted.
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Rep. Cori Bush (D-Mo.) tweeted a short clip of a crowd of women giving a standing ovation. And Rep. Summer Lee (D-Pa.) shared a short reply to Trump’s indictment, writing “Fine” in a Twitter post with an image of the former president.
Other lawmakers responded more subdued, saying Trump was “innocent until proven guilty” and
“Everyone is innocent until proven guilty,” Rep. Dean Phillips (D-MN) said in a Twitter post. “But we don’t need a judge or jury to determine whether his destruction of decency and dangerous incompetence continue to smear America.”
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Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) warned Republicans against what he called “dangerous rhetoric about a ‘two-tier justice system’.”
“Instead of trying to divide the country and undermine our legal system, congressional Republicans should respect the outcome of the special counsel’s thorough investigation and the decisions of the citizens serving on the grand jury,” Raskin said in a statement. , warning that “rhetoric about a ‘two-tier justice system’, to ‘prop up’ the former president “not only undermines the Justice Department, but betrays the essential principle of justice that no one is in control. above the orders of the law, not even a former president or a self-proclaimed billionaire.
Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a rally at Dayton International Airport November 7, 2022 in Vandalia, Ohio. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
It’s the Trump has been indicted for the second time This year. Trump pleaded not guilty in April after being indicted by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg on 34 counts of first-degree business document falsification.
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Trump was ordered to appear in federal court in Miami on Tuesday, June 13.