{"id":1976844,"date":"2023-07-18T22:49:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-19T02:49:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-defends-trump-after-latest-criminal-indictment-vows-action\/"},"modified":"2023-07-18T22:50:04","modified_gmt":"2023-07-19T02:50:04","slug":"desantis-defends-trump-after-latest-criminal-indictment-vows-action","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-defends-trump-after-latest-criminal-indictment-vows-action\/","title":{"rendered":"DeSantis stands by Trump amidst new indictment, promises action."},"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\">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%2Fdesantis-defends-trump-after-latest-criminal-indictment-vows-action%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=1976844&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 Candidate \u2064Ron DeSantis\u200b Vows to Clean\u2062 House at FBI and DOJ<\/h2>\n<p>Republican presidential\u2064 candidate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/ron-desantis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ron DeSantis<\/a> \u2064has made a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-he-can-fix-washington-now-because-he-got-a-phd-in-learning-about-the-people\/\" title=\"Trump claims he can fix Washington now as he has gained a PhD in understanding the people.\">bold \u2063promise<\/a> during\u200b an\u2064 engaging\u200b interview. He stated\u2063 that if \u2063elected as President of \u200cthe \u200cUnited\u2063 States, he will take <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/liberals-beware-patriots-are-just-getting-started-attorney-lin-wood-calls-on-president-trump-to-impose-martial-law-in-7-states-confiscate-dominion-machines\/\" title=\"\u201cLiberals Beware \u2013 Patriots Are Just Getting Started\u201d \u2013 Attorney Lin Wood Calls on President Trump to Impose Martial Law in 7 States, Confiscate Dominion Machines\">decisive action<\/a> \u200bto \u200daddress the \u200c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-declines-to-block-microsofts-acquisition-of-call-of-duty-developer\/\" title=\"Supreme Court allows Microsoft's acquisition of Call of Duty developer.\">concerns\u200c surrounding<\/a>\u200c the FBI and Department of Justice.<\/p>\n<p>DeSantis expressed his \u200cviews \u200dduring a recent conversation with\u2063 CNN\u2063 host\u2064 Jake\u2062 Tapper. The discussion revolved around a \u2064letter received by former President\u2064 Donald Trump,\u200d informing him of an investigation\u2063 into his alleged attempts \u200cto overturn the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/katie-couric-trump-supporters-need-to-be-deprogrammed-video\/\" title=\"Katie Couric: Trump Supporters Need to Be \u201cDeprogrammed\u201d (VIDEO)\">2020 presidential election results<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Tapper questioned DeSantis about the accountability of \u200bTrump if \u2062evidence of\u2063 criminality is \u200dpresented. In response, DeSantis \u200dhighlighted a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-defends-trump-after-latest-criminal-indictment-vows-action\/\" title=\"DeSantis stands by Trump amidst new indictment, promises action.\">deeper issue plaguing<\/a> the \u200cnation. He argued against the criminalization of \u200cpolitical\u200b differences, citing the \u2063case against\u2063 Trump in \u2062Manhattan as an example of stretching the statute to \u2063target him\u2062 specifically.<\/p>\n<p>DeSantis further \u200bemphasized the weaponization of the \u2064Department of Justice and\u200c FBI against individuals \u200cthey dislike, particularly referencing the \u2062Russia collusion\u200b investigation against \u2063Trump. He\u2062 firmly stated that as President,\u2062 his primary goal would\u2064 be to restore\u200c a\u200c single standard \u2063of\u200b justice\u200d and put an end to the weaponization of these agencies.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn day one, we will\u200d have \u200da new FBI director \u200band \u2064significant changes at the \u2063Department of\u200d Justice,\u201d DeSantis declared. He stressed\u2063 the\u2063 importance \u2063of instilling confidence in\u200c Americans\u200c from\u200b all \u200bpolitical backgrounds, ensuring that justice is based \u200bon the rule of law \u2063rather than political affiliations.<\/p>\n<p>While\u2064 expressing \u2064his hope\u200b that \u2064Trump \u200cdoes not \u200bface \u200bcharges, DeSantis\u2062 also urged people to \u2062focus on moving forward.<\/p>\n<p><b data-stringify-type=\"bold\"><\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u2063 <\/p>\n<p>Watch the\u200c interview below:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"\u200c data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p>\u2064 <\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">DeSantis on possible Jan 6 Trump \u2064indictment: \u200c&#8221;I hope he doesn&#8217;t get\u2064 charged.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/N6mamIJbGc\">pic.twitter.com\/N6mamIJbGc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Post\u2064 Millennial\u200d (@TPostMillennial) <a\u200d href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TPostMillennial\/status\/1681398893769273346?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 18, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> \u2063<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ron DeSantis, a Republican candidate for president, vowed to overhaul the FBI and Department of Justice if elected. 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