Trump’s GOP primary rivals react to classified documents indictment

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 Trump’s GOP primary rivals react to classified documents indictment
By Snejana Farberov   
June 9, 2023 9:02am

Former President Donald Trump’s unprecedented federal indictment over the mishandling of classified documents was met with mixed reactions from his 2024 GOP presidential primary rivals — with some expressing tepid condemnation while others blasted the prosecution as a “mortal threat to a free society.”

The Justice Department was expected to make public a seven-count indictment charging the 76-year-old with willful retention of national defense information; conspiracy to obstruct justice; withholding a document or record; corruptly concealing a document or record; concealing a document in a federal investigation; scheme to conceal; and false statements and representations.

Trump released a statement Thursday proclaiming his innocence and railing at “the corrupt Biden Administration” over what he called “the Boxes Hoax,” referring to the cache of classified documents that were discovered at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach.

Here’s how his political adversaries reacted to the news:

Ron DeSantis

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, Trump’s chief opponent in the race for the GOP nomination, condemned his rival’s indictment, which marks the first time in US history that a former president has faced federal criminal charges.

“The weaponization of federal law enforcement represents a mortal threat to a free society,” DeSantis tweeted Thursday. “We have for years witnessed an uneven application of the law depending upon political affiliation. Why so zealous in pursuing Trump yet so passive about Hillary or Hunter?”

Chris Christie

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, a former Trump ally-turned-critic, wrote on Twitter that he will wait until “the facts are revealed” to issue a full statement — but he did not miss an opportunity to take a dig at his opponent.

“We don’t get our news from Trump’s Truth Social account,” wrote Christie on Twitter. “Let’s see what the facts are when any possible indictment is released. As I have said before, no one is above the law, no matter how much they wish they were. We will have more to say when the facts are revealed.”

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[libertybele]

Interesting that Christie is the only one taking a jab at Trump.

The rest of the candidates are standing with Trump.  Christie is toast.  He's in it for the money only!

[DefiantMassRINO]

The rest are hoping that Trump gets taken down and taken out of the GOP Primary.  But, they want to position themselves to be in the good graces of the MAGA's so they will get the votes and campaign contributions that would have gone to Trump.

[Smokin Joe]

The rest are hoping that Trump gets taken down and taken out of the GOP Primary.  But, they want to position themselves to be in the good graces of the MAGA's so they will get the votes and campaign contributions that would have gone to Trump.

That may well be, but at least they have that much political savvy.

Christie didn't make that cut.

[DefiantMassRINO]

Christie is running as GOP Primary bad cop ... a wrecking ball to attack Trump while the others get to pander to the MAGA's.