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The statement went on to allege that the timing of the indictment amid the 2024 presidential primary was evidence of “election interference,” and compared legal actions against Trump and his supporters to the dictatorial regime of Nazi Germany.
Republicans primarily used their social media platforms to rally behind the former president Tuesday. The X account of the Republican-led House Judiciary Committee posted simply, “Election interference,” echoing the statement of the Trump campaign.
“When you drain the swamp, the swamp rights back,” Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), the chair of the House Judiciary Committee, wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter. “President Trump did nothing wrong!”
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who is currently polling second behind Trump in the Republican primary, wrote on X that while he had not read the indictment, he hoped to enact reforms that would reduce partisanship in the Department of Justice.
“One of the reasons our country is in decline is the politicization of the rule of law,” DeSantis wrote. “No more excuses — I will end the weaponization of the federal government.”
Democrats, meanwhile, expressed their support for the feral grand jury’s decision to indict Trump, condemning his role in the Jan. 6 assault on the Capitol.
“I’m glad to see that Donald Trump has been indicted for his role in trying to overthrow the results of the 2020 Presidential Election and for stoking the failed coup of January 6, 2021,” Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-Texas) wrote on X. “If he gets away with it others will try the same in the years ahead. The world is watching.”
Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) posted a similar sentiment to her X account, writing that Trump “must be held accountable for conspiring to overturn an election and inciting a violent, fascist insurrection.”
Kelly Garrity and Christine Mui contributed to this report.
