Congressman Dan Goldman (New York) said in the wake of Trump's historic election victory that news broke that Special Counsel Jack Smith would formally drop the Washington, D.C.-based case against President-elect Donald Trump. , upset.
Mr. Smith indicted Mr. Trump on four felonies last year. The charges are conspiracy to defraud the United States, conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, obstructing and attempting to obstruct an official proceeding, and conspiracy against rights. Mr. Trump has pleaded not guilty to all charges.
“The American people and President Trump want an immediate end to the political weaponization of our justice system.”
goldman told CNN Although he understands that Smith is following Justice Department procedures that prohibit criminal prosecution of a sitting president, he still calls the entire situation a “disgrace to justice” in this country.
“This proves that Donald Trump is above the law,” Goldman said, referring to the presidential immunity decision handed down over the summer. I put it there,” he said. “…Right now he seems to be escaping full responsibility for the crimes he was charged with by the grand jury. And I would like to add one more thing that we should all pay close attention to: It's just that we can't normalize what was done under Donald Trump as president.'' No elected official should be held accountable for crimes committed before. ”
“So let's not normalize President Trump's politically partisan behavior, which has no place under our rule of law,” he added.
The Trump campaign scored a victory after Smith moved to dismiss the last federal lawsuit against Trump, the D.C. case, as another failure of political law.
“The American people re-elected President Trump with an overwhelming mandate to make America great again. Today's decision by the Department of Justice ends the unconstitutional federal lawsuit against President Trump and supports the rule of law. This is a huge victory. The American people and President Trump want an immediate end to the political weaponization of our justice system, and we look forward to seeing our country come together,” President Trump's communications director, Stephen Chan, said in a statement. Ta.
Vice President-elect J.D. Vance said that if Trump had lost the election, he likely would have been in prison. Vance also vowed that once his new administration takes office, he will work to “ensure that what happened to President Trump never happens again in this country.”
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