{"id":1907564,"date":"2023-03-31T01:41:15","date_gmt":"2023-03-31T05:41:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pompeo-decries-trump-indictment-undermining-americas-confidence-in-our-legal-system\/"},"modified":"2023-03-31T01:44:00","modified_gmt":"2023-03-31T05:44:00","slug":"pompeo-decries-trump-indictment-undermining-americas-confidence-in-our-legal-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pompeo-decries-trump-indictment-undermining-americas-confidence-in-our-legal-system\/","title":{"rendered":"Pompeo Decries Trump Indictment: \u2018Undermining America\u2019s Confidence In Our Legal System\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpompeo-decries-trump-indictment-undermining-americas-confidence-in-our-legal-system%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1907564&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<div class=\"post_content\">\n<div class=\"aplayer_app\" data-source=\"https:\/\/vs1.youmaker.com\/assets\/2023\/0330\/1631cd55-973d-4b35-8a4f-2d60dd403755\/audio.mp3?length=3828429&#038;duration=319\"><\/div>\n<p>Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo expressed his disapproval of the indictment of former President Donald Trump, who he served under during his tenure. <\/p>\n<p>Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg brought a criminal case against Trump, making him the first former president in history to be indicted. The New York grand jury indicted Trump on March 30, alleging that he played a role in paying hush money to adult film actress Stormy Daniels during the final weeks of the 2016 presidential campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Pompeo, a possible presidential candidate, criticized the indictment, claiming that Bragg is a Soros-funded prosecutor who fails to prosecute violent crimes and downgrades felony charges to misdemeanors. He added that prosecuting serious crimes keeps Americans safe, but political prosecutions make the legal system susceptible to abuse. He urged DA Bragg to use taxpayers\u2019 money and focus his energy to protect law-abiding citizens and avoid playing politics.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Prosecuting serious crimes keeps Americans safe, but political prosecutions put the American legal system at risk of being viewed as a tool for abuse. DA Bragg \u2013 spend taxpayers\u2019 money and your energy protecting law-abiding citizens. Not playing politics. (2\/2)<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mike Pompeo (@mikepompeo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mikepompeo\/status\/1641560625598939137?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 30, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In response to the indictment, Trump released a lengthy statement, calling it political persecution and election interference on a historic level. The Republican party condemned the criminal case, and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and Representative Paul Gosar expressed their outrage over the indictment. <\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Democrats applauded the indictment, stating that no one in the country is above the law, including former President Trump.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has denounced the indictment of former President Donald Trump, whom he served under. 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