{"id":1976222,"date":"2023-07-18T13:18:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-18T17:18:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/here-are-the-republican-lawmakers-who-have-backed-trump-following-his-target-letter\/"},"modified":"2023-07-18T13:20:22","modified_gmt":"2023-07-18T17:20:22","slug":"here-are-the-republican-lawmakers-who-have-backed-trump-following-his-target-letter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/here-are-the-republican-lawmakers-who-have-backed-trump-following-his-target-letter\/","title":{"rendered":"These Republican lawmakers support Trump despite his target letter."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/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%2Fhere-are-the-republican-lawmakers-who-have-backed-trump-following-his-target-letter%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=1976222&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--><h2>Republican\u2064 Lawmakers Stand by Former\u200d President Trump Amid Legal\u200d Troubles<\/h2>\n<p>Multiple \u200cRepublican \u2062lawmakers\u200c are showing \u2062their unwavering support for\u200b former President \u200dDonald\u200c Trump\u200c in \u2062light \u2062of his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/here-are-the-republican-lawmakers-who-have-backed-trump-following-his-target-letter\/\" title=\"These Republican lawmakers support Trump despite his target letter.\">recent \u200clegal \u2064issues<\/a>.\u200b These lawmakers have\u200b taken\u2062 to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">social media<\/a> to express \u2062their solidarity with Trump.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2062statements come after \u200bTrump revealed on Tuesday that he had\u200b received \u200ca\u2062 target letter \u2064regarding\u2062 the investigation into\u200c the\u200d Capitol \u2063riot \u2064on \u2062January\u200b 6,\u2064 2021.\u2063 According to Trump, the target\u200b letter was\u200c sent \u200don Sunday \u2062night \u200dand gives \u200chim four days\u2063 to \u2062report\u200c to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrat-official-who-pulled-knife-on-trump-supporters-indicted-on-weapons-charges-media-tries-to-frame-him-as-victim\/\" title=\"Democrat Official Who Pulled Knife On Trump Supporters Indicted On Weapons Charges; Media Tries To Frame Him As Victim\">grand jury<\/a>. He\u2064 believes that this letter\u2064 signifies \u2062an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cartels-had-the-border-looking-like-a-serious-war-zone\/\" title=\"Cartels Had The Border Looking Like A Serious War Zone\">impending arrest<\/a> and \u2063indictment.<\/p>\n<h3>Republicans \u200cRally\u2062 Behind\u200d Trump<\/h3>\n<p>Since Trump&#8217;s announcement, several\u2064 prominent \u2063Republicans\u200b have voiced \u200btheir support\u200c for the former \u2063president:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>House \u2062Speaker Kevin\u2063 McCarthy (R-CA)<\/h3>\n<p>\u2063 \u200d <\/p>\n<p>McCarthy, speaking\u2064 to \u200cthe press\u2062 on Tuesday morning,\u200d highlighted Trump&#8217;s \u200drising \u200cpopularity in\u200d the polls for\u2062 the\u2062 2024 presidential election. He criticized the Biden \u2064administration \u200cfor\u2064 allegedly\u2062 &#8220;weaponizing \u2062government&#8221; and targeting their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-outraises-2024-field-in-second-quarter-as-tim-scott-rivals-trumps-cash-on-hand\/\" title=\"DeSantis leads fundraising in Q2, Scott matches Trump's funds.\">primary\u200b opponent<\/a>. \u200dMcCarthy emphasized \u200dthat this unequal treatment is unjust\u200d and that the \u2063American public \u2063is\u2062 tired of\u2063 it.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>\n \u200c\u200b <\/p>\n<h3>Rep.\u200c Bryon Donalds (R-FL)<\/h3>\n<p>\u2062  \u200d<\/p>\n<p>Donalds, \u200da\u2064 congressman \u200bfrom Florida,\u200c shared\u200b a\u2062 photo\u200c of \u200dhimself and \u2064his \u2063wife with\u200b Trump, affirming his support for the \u2062former president.\u2063 He\u2063 quoted the\u200b French \u200dphilosopher Montesquieu, \u2064stating,\u2064 &#8220;There\u2062 is no \u200bgreater tyranny \u2063than that\u2064 which is perpetrated \u200dunder\u2064 the\u200d shield \u200cof the law\u2062 and in\u2064 the \u2063name \u2063of \u200cjustice.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>\n  \u200c<\/p>\n<h3>Rep. Marjorie Taylor \u200cGreene (R-GA)<\/h3>\n<p>\u2064  \u200d<\/p>\n<p>Known \u2063for\u2062 her\u200b staunch allegiance\u2062 to\u200c Trump, Greene\u2064 dismissed Smith&#8217;s\u2062 investigation into\u200c the Capitol riot \u2062as &#8220;absolute\u2064 bulls***.&#8221; She\u200b accused\u2063 Democrats of \u2064resorting to arresting and smearing\u2062 Trump \u200cwith baseless\u2064 charges\u200d to \u200bcover\u2064 up the\u200b alleged crimes\u2062 of \u2064Joe Biden and \u200bHunter Biden.\u2062 Greene\u2062 expressed disbelief\u2064 and concern over\u2063 the state of\u200d the \u2064country.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>\n\u2064  <\/p>\n<h3>Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO)<\/h3>\n<p>  \u2064<\/p>\n<p>Boebert, a\u2064 strong \u2062ally of Trump, \u2062brushed off the\u200d latest update \u200con Trump&#8217;s legal \u200dtroubles\u2063 as mere &#8220;background noise.&#8221; She criticized\u2062 the\u200b Department\u200c of Justice\u200b (DOJ), claiming it has\u200d become weaponized and lost \u200bcredibility. Boebert\u200b confidently predicted\u2063 Trump&#8217;s re-election \u200din\u2063 2024\u2064 and expressed\u200b her eagerness\u200c to help\u200d him dismantle \u200dthe\u200c Deep State.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>\n  \u200d<\/p>\n<h3>Rep.\u200d Elise Stefanik\u2064 (R-NY)<\/h3>\n<p> \u200b <\/p>\n<p>Stefanik\u200c condemned\u200d Trump&#8217;s legal \u2064setback\u2062 as a &#8220;witch hunt&#8221; \u2064orchestrated \u2063by the Far Left. She characterized it as \u200banother chapter in the\u200b Justice \u2062Department&#8217;s\u200d unAmerican\u200b weaponization. Stefanik assured \u200bthe \u200cAmerican people that\u200b they are\u200d intelligent enough \u200dto see through this ploy \u200dand\u200d predicted Trump&#8217;s\u2064 victory \u2062over \u2062Biden in\u200d the \u2064upcoming elections.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>\n  \u200c<\/p>\n<h3>Sen. \u2062Ted Cruz (R-TX)<\/h3>\n<p> \u2064 <\/p>\n<p>Like \u200chis\u200c fellow\u2064 Republican lawmakers, \u2064Cruz criticized \u2062the &#8220;weaponization\u2063 of\u2062 the Department of Justice&#8221; and\u2064 its \u2062transformation\u2063 into a \u200ctool for the \u200bBiden administration&#8217;s partisan\u200d agenda. He emphasized\u200c the detrimental impact this\u200d has \u200bon the\u200b rule of law.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>It \u200cis important to \u2064note that there is no specific timeline for when \u200dthe\u200b Justice Department\u200c must indict\u200c a target\u2064 after \u200dsending a target letter. \u200cHowever, \u2064based on\u2063 Smith&#8217;s \u2062handling \u200dof previous \u2063investigations,\u200b it is\u2062 likely\u200d that charges will be filed \u200bsoon.<\/p>\n<p>Last month, \u2064Trump was \u200dfederally indicted on charges \u200drelated to\u2062 the\u2062 alleged\u2062 mishandling \u2064of \u2063classified \u2063documents. He was arraigned in a Miami courthouse.<\/p>\n<p><a\u2063 href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">Click\u200c here<\/a> to\u200c read\u2063 more\u200d from \u2063The\u200c Washington \u2064Examiner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Multiple GOP lawmakers are backing Trump amid his legal woes. 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