Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) slammed former President Trump on Friday, saying that despite numerous legal issues, the former president is treated “better” than typical criminal defendants. he claimed.
“Donald Trump is not being treated any worse than any criminal defendant. “He's actually getting better treatment,” Swalwell said. Said He said this in an interview with MSNBC's Katie Chan on Friday. “In fact, if we did what Donald Trump did, most defendants would be in jail and their bail would be revoked.”
“This tapestry of liability has been sewn together over the last year, from criminal cases to civil cases,” he added, referring to Mr. Trump's various trials. “And I think that creates a kind of security blanket for our rule of law and for our democracy.
President Trump currently faces a total of 91 criminal charges in four state and federal criminal indictments. Separately, he is a party to more than half a dozen civil lawsuits, including a New York civil fraud trial that concluded this week and the state's attempt to oust the former president, who is currently the Republican front-runner. From the presidential election, primary voting.
Colorado and Maine both stripped Trump of their primary votes last month, citing the 14th Amendment's insurrection clause. This provision prohibits those who have taken an oath of office to uphold the Constitution from insurrection against the U.S. government. They argued that Trump's alleged role in the January 6, 2021, riot at the Capitol violated the terms.
Trump appealed both cases, and the Supreme Court agreed earlier this month to review the Colorado case.
Mr. Swalwell did not say whether he agreed to disagree with the 14th Amendment objection, saying the ballot box would decide Mr. Trump's political fate.
“The greatest victory, the salvation of our democracy, will be when the American people, especially the people of Michigan, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Nevada, Georgia and Arizona, show up to the polls and defeat him. ” the lawmaker told Zhang. About “Last Word”.
“That's where we're going to kill MAGAism,” he added, referring to the Trump campaign's motto “Make America Great Again,” saying the Republican Party is a party that “governs rather than governs.” I blamed him for that.
But no one can control the pace of the justice system, he acknowledged. Some of Trump's trials are scheduled to coincide with the 2024 election, and Swalwell said Trump will receive “American justice” from a jury of his peers.
His comments came as the Iowa caucuses, the first step in the Republican nomination process, are scheduled to be held on Monday.
The Hill/Decision Desk average in Iowa shows Trump leading with 54.4% support, followed by former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley with 17.4% and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis with 15.9%. There is.
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