Using police power to arrest political opponents is "un-American," the businessman tweeted. Liberals "would have shouted loudly" if a Republican prosecutor had used a campaign funding technicality to arrest then-candidate John Kerry in 2004 while Bush and Cheney were in power.
This will be a bleak period in American history, and it will damage faith in our voting system, Ramaswamy warned. I urge the Manhattan District Attorney to rethink this decision and put party politics aside for the sake of protecting our Constitutional nation.
New York's district attorney's office is reportedly considering filing charges against the ex-president for his alleged involvement in a hush money case involving porn star Stormy Daniels.
Trump's lawyer at the time, Michael Cohen, allegedly paid Daniels $130,000 during the 2016 presidential campaign to keep her quiet about her alleged encounter with Trump in 2006. Trump allegedly paid Cohen back in installments for his services.
As Daniels' NDA benefited Trump's campaign, prosecutors are expected to contend that the $130,000 payment to her constituted an illegal contribution to his campaign.
An anonymous court source told Fox News Digital that next week, representatives from Alvin Bragg's office will meet with law officials to "talk logistics, which would suggest that they are anticipating an indictment."
On Saturday morning, President Trump blasted the media for their coverage, calling on his supporters to take to the streets in protest.
“NOW ILLEGAL LEAKS FROM A CORRUPT & HIGHLY POLITICAL MANHATTAN DISTRICT ATTORNEYS OFFICE, WHICH HAS ALLOWED NEW RECORDS TO BE SET IN VIOLENT CRIME & WHOSE LEADER IS FUNDED BY GEORGE SOROS, INDICATE THAT, WITH NO CRIME BEING ABLE TO BE PROVEN, & BASED ON AN OLD & FULLY DEBUNKED (BY NUMEROUS OTHER PROSECUTORS!) FAIRYTALE, THE FAR & AWAY LEADING REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE & FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, WILL BE ARRESTED ON TUESDAY OF NEXT WEEK. PROTEST, TAKE OUR NATION BACK!,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.
