{"id":1988149,"date":"2023-08-01T18:52:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-01T22:52:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donald-trump-indictment-desantis-slams-weaponization-of-doj\/"},"modified":"2023-08-01T18:52:51","modified_gmt":"2023-08-01T22:52:51","slug":"donald-trump-indictment-desantis-slams-weaponization-of-doj","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donald-trump-indictment-desantis-slams-weaponization-of-doj\/","title":{"rendered":"DeSantis criticizes DOJ&#8217;s &#8216;weaponization&#8217; in Trump indictment."},"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\">14<\/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%2Fdonald-trump-indictment-desantis-slams-weaponization-of-doj%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=1988149&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>Gov. Ron DeSantis Denounces &#8220;Weaponization&#8221; of Justice\u2064 System<\/h2>\n<p>Gov. \u200dRon DeSantis (R-FL) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pro-trump-senate-candidate-outspent-358-1-on-the-rise-in-major-primary\/\" title=\"Pro-Trump Senate Candidate Outspent 358-1 On The Rise In Major Primary\">passionately spoke<\/a> out against the &#8220;weaponization&#8221; of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/president-trump-please-pardon-jon-woods-a-victim-of-process-crimes-like-michael-flynn\/\" title=\"President Trump, Please Pardon Jon Woods, a Victim of Process Crimes Like Michael Flynn\">justice system<\/a>\u200b following the indictment of his chief 2024 rival, former President Donald Trump. The charges against\u200c Trump relate to his efforts \u2064to overturn the 2020 presidential \u2062election and his actions during the Jan. 6 Capitol riot in 2021.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;As President, I will end the weaponization of government, replace the FBI\u200b Director, and\u2064 ensure a single standard\u2062 of justice for \u2064all Americans,&#8221;\u2064 DeSantis wrote on X, the platform formerly known \u2063as Twitter. &#8220;While I\u2019ve seen reports, I have not\u200d read the indictment. I do, though, believe we need to enact reforms so that Americans have the right to remove cases from\u2064 Washington,\u200d DC to their home districts.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Bidenomics:\u200c Why Biden Gets Poor Ratings on the Economy \u200dDespite Improving\u200b Numbers<\/h3>\n<p>According to the 45-page indictment, Trump is facing charges \u2064of conspiracy to defraud the United States, conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, obstruction of and attempt to \u2063obstruct an official proceeding, and conspiracy\u2062 against rights. This comes after\u2063 previous indictments in April and June over separate allegations.<\/p>\n<p>Trump has pleaded not guilty to all previous charges and is scheduled to be arraigned in the latest case on \u200bFriday.<\/p>\n<p>Despite their\u200c rivalry in the GOP primary race, DeSantis has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donald-trump-indictment-desantis-slams-weaponization-of-doj\/\" title=\"DeSantis criticizes DOJ's 'weaponization' in Trump indictment.\">consistently \u200cshown implicit support<\/a> for Trump\u200d amidst his legal troubles. On Tuesday, DeSantis reiterated his stance, stating, &#8220;Washington, DC is a &#8216;swamp&#8217; and it is unfair \u200dto have to stand trial\u200b before a jury that \u2062is reflective of the \u200cswamp mentality. One of the reasons our country is in decline is the politicization of the rule of \u2062law.\u200b No more excuses \u200c\u2014\u2063 I will end the weaponization of the\u2064 federal\u200c government.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Last week, during an interview with journalist Megyn \u200dKelly, DeSantis hinted \u200dthat if \u200che were elected president, he would consider pardoning Trump. He expressed concern about the impact of sending an almost 80-year-old former president to prison and emphasized the need for\u2064 the GOP to move \u2063forward.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"link-to-read-more\">Click here to read more \u200dfrom\u200d The Washington Examiner<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In national polls,\u200b DeSantis has consistently trailed Trump, who is currently the frontrunner \u2063for the GOP&#8217;s next \u200bstandard-bearer. A recent Morning Consult poll showed Trump leading DeSantis by a significant margin of\u2063 43\u200c percentage \u2062points, with 58% support compared to DeSantis&#8217; 15%. This marks a new low\u200d for\u200c DeSantis since the survey began tracking Republican primary voters in December.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>fair and impartial justice system,&#8221; said DeSantis, criticizing the charges against Trump. 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