Former President Donald Trump seemed to imply that if he were to win the presidency again next year, his administration might seek payback against political adversaries who have pursued legal action against him.
“If they do this, and they’ve already done it, but if they follow through on this, it could certainly happen in reverse. It could certainly happen in reverse,” Trump said. “What they’ve done is they’ve released the genie out of the box. You understand that, they’ve done something that nobody thought would happen.”
The 45th president dismissed the indictments brought against him by the Biden administration as “pathetic,” alleging that he was charged in an attempt to aid President Joe Biden’s reelection. Furthermore, he accused Biden of “weaponizing” both the Justice Department and the FBI.
“They’ve done indictments to win an election. They call it weaponization, and the people aren’t going to stand for it,” Trump told the Spanish-language network. “If I happen to be president and I see somebody who’s doing well and beating me very badly, I say, ‘Go down and indict them.’ Mostly what that would be, you know, they would be out of business. They’d be out, they’d be out of the election.”
The Times reported further: “The former president has been indicted in four separate cases this year, both federal and state. The Justice Department has charged him in Florida for mishandling classified documents and in Washington for his efforts to overturn the 2020 election results. He is also facing charges in New York for hush money payments to cover up extramarital affairs and in Georgia for trying to overturn the state’s 2020 election results.”
Trump has pleaded not guilty to all the charges.
He did say, however, that he believes the indictments have “actually been helpful from the standpoint of getting elected.” He also called the charges against him “political persecution [and a] political hoax.”
“I’m probably the only guy ever indicted whose poll numbers have shot up through the roof,” he said.
Some other Republicans have labeled the accusations against him as politically motivated.
Following the FBI’s extraordinary raid on the ex-president’s Mar-a-Lago estate in August 2022, radio host and former Secret Service agent Dan Bongino characterized it as “third-world bulls**t.”
In a recent interview on Jesse Watters’ “Primetime” show, Bongino became highly animated while criticizing the Biden administration and the Justice Department for what he perceived as increasing politicization in their operations.
“This is some third-world bullshit right here,” Bongino said. “Let me say it again, third-world bullshit. I mean every word of that. I don’t care that it’s cable news.
“I was a federal agent, I raised my right hand. And I swore to protect and defend the constitution of the United States. And I love this country. This is a freaking disgrace. A disgrace. We don’t live in Cuba. We don’t live under Kim Jong Un” of North Korea, he continued.
“We live in a constitutional republic. A representative democracy. You have a bunch of FBI agents raiding the home of a former president because they don’t like his politics? Are you kidding me?” he added.
“This is some third-world garbage that happened tonight,” he continued.
Trump alleged that the action was politically motivated and intended to prevent him from participating in the 2024 campaign trail.
“These are dark times for our Nation, as my beautiful home, Mar-A-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, is currently under siege, raided, and occupied by a large group of FBI agents,” Trump said. “Nothing like this has ever happened to a President of the United States before. After working and cooperating with the relevant Government agencies, this unannounced raid on my home was not necessary or appropriate.”
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Trump will win the presidency by a landslide. These false, fake charges are a bunch of garbage! This has totally invigorated Trump’s very loyal, very strong voter base to support Trump. Trump has proven what he can do & the american people are hungry for him to save this country which Biden is destroying. BIden is a total disgrace as is his presidency.
Trump would have to do nothing! But what Biden and his democrats did do is break the law and even their sworn oath they took! All Trump would need to do is hire a junk yard dog DOJ and head of FBI to go after the law breakers. And let them stand trial just like Trump on their own dime! It would only take a few to be jail and broke before the rest all turned states evidence to save their own butts! Think what an FBI raid on Perkin Coey would reveal! Clean across the country! There would most certainly be a mass migration to a non-extradition country by Democrats and RINO’S!
Trump would have to do nothing! But what Biden and his democrats did do is break the law and even their sworn oath they took! All Trump would need to do is hire a junk yard dog DOJ and head of FBI to go after the law breakers. And let them stand trial just like Trump on their own dime! It would only take a few to be jail and broke before the rest all turned states evidence to save their own butts! Think what an FBI raid on Perkin Coey would reveal! Clean across the country! There would most certainly be a mass migration to a non-extradition country by Democrats and RINO’S!
Why are the Democrat DAs allowed to HOUND and continuously try to damage his Character, his Personal life, and his career? Is this permitted under Law to HARASS a Private Individual using bent or personal changing of the law to suit someone? Is the Government allowed to be used for such Illegal activities?