{"id":1432,"date":"2023-06-09T10:07:39","date_gmt":"2023-06-09T10:07:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thisbiginfluence.com\/?p=1432"},"modified":"2023-06-09T10:07:39","modified_gmt":"2023-06-09T10:07:39","slug":"trump-federally-indicted-republicans-have-thoughts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thisbiginfluence.com\/?p=1432","title":{"rendered":"Trump federally indicted. Republicans have thoughts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"live-update-wrapper\" data-epoch-time=\"1686274571000\">\n        <a class=\"live-update-link\" name=\"update-1686274571000\" href=\"#update-1686274571000\" id=\"update-1686274571000\"><br \/>\n          UPDATE:       <span class=\"timestamp \" data-localize-time=\"\" data-epoch-time=\"1686274571000\" data-time-zone=\"+0000\" data-time-format=\"%A, %b %-d, %Y \u00b7 %l:%M:%S %p %Z\">Friday, Jun 9, 2023 \u00b7  1:36:11 AM +00:00<\/span><\/p>\n<p>          \u00b7<br \/>\n          <span class=\"live-update-user\">Laura Clawson<\/span><br \/>\n        <\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"live-update-content\">\n<p>It seems to be like McCarthy and Home Majority Chief Steve Scalise coordinated their message\u2014and it took them a while to determine it out:<\/p>\n<div class=\"dk-editor-embed center-block\" data-twitter-content=\"&amp;lt;blockquote class=&quot;twitter-tweet&quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&amp;gt;Let\u2019s be clear about what\u2019s happening: Joe Biden is weaponizing his Department of Justice against his own political rival.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;This sham indictment is the continuation of the endless political persecution of Donald Trump.&amp;lt;\/p&amp;gt;\u2014 Steve Scalise (@SteveScalise) &amp;lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/SteveScalise\/status\/1666980333135200256?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;&amp;gt;June 9, 2023&amp;lt;\/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;\/blockquote&amp;gt;\">\n<p>x<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p>Let\u2019s be clear about what\u2019s taking place: Joe Biden is weaponizing his Division of Justice in opposition to his personal political rival.<\/p>\n<p>This sham indictment is the continuation of the countless political persecution of Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Steve Scalise (@SteveScalise) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SteveScalise\/status\/1666980333135200256?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 9, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr class=\"live-update-hr\" \/>\n      <\/div>\n<div class=\"live-update-wrapper\" data-epoch-time=\"1686274248000\">\n        <a class=\"live-update-link\" name=\"update-1686274248000\" href=\"#update-1686274248000\" id=\"update-1686274248000\"><br \/>\n          UPDATE:       <span class=\"timestamp \" data-localize-time=\"\" data-epoch-time=\"1686274248000\" data-time-zone=\"+0000\" data-time-format=\"%A, %b %-d, %Y \u00b7 %l:%M:%S %p %Z\">Friday, Jun 9, 2023 \u00b7  1:30:48 AM +00:00<\/span><\/p>\n<p>          \u00b7<br \/>\n          <span class=\"live-update-user\">Laura Clawson<\/span><br \/>\n        <\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"live-update-content\">\n<p>Home Speaker Kevin McCarthy weighs in: To him, \u201cthe rule of legislation\u201d means Donald Trump ought to be above the legislation.<\/p>\n<div class=\"dk-editor-embed center-block\" data-twitter-content=\"&amp;lt;blockquote class=&quot;twitter-tweet&quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&amp;gt;Today is indeed a dark day for the United States of America.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;It is unconscionable for a President to indict the leading candidate opposing him. Joe Biden kept classified documents for decades. &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;I, and every American who believes in the rule of law, stand with President Trump\u2026&amp;lt;\/p&amp;gt;\u2014 Kevin McCarthy (@SpeakerMcCarthy) &amp;lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpeakerMcCarthy\/status\/1666979107681325064?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;&amp;gt;June 9, 2023&amp;lt;\/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;\/blockquote&amp;gt;\">\n<p>x<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p>As we speak is certainly a darkish day for the US of America.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s unconscionable for a President to indict the main candidate opposing him. Joe Biden stored categorized paperwork for many years. <\/p>\n<p>I, and each American who believes within the rule of legislation, stand with President Trump\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kevin McCarthy (@SpeakerMcCarthy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpeakerMcCarthy\/status\/1666979107681325064?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 9, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr class=\"live-update-hr\" \/>\n      <\/div>\n<p>With the historic\u00a0information that Donald Trump has been federally indicted, reportedly on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2023\/06\/08\/trump-says-hes-been-indicted-in-classified-documents-probe-00101165\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">seven criminal counts<\/a>, congressional Republicans acquired proper right down to the enterprise of rolling over, again flipping, and prostrating themselves to the Don\u00a0but once more. It\u2019s like respiration to them now.<\/p>\n<p>The Home GOP Majority units\u00a0the somber tone.<\/p>\n<div class=\"dk-editor-embed center-block\" data-twitter-content=\"&amp;lt;blockquote class=&quot;twitter-tweet&quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&amp;gt;WITCH HUNT.&amp;lt;\/p&amp;gt;&amp;amp;mdash; House Judiciary GOP (@JudiciaryGOP) &amp;lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/JudiciaryGOP\/status\/1666955622703673344?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;&amp;gt;June 8, 2023&amp;lt;\/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;\/blockquote&amp;gt;&#10;\">\n<p>x<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p>WITCH HUNT.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Home Judiciary GOP (@JudiciaryGOP) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JudiciaryGOP\/status\/1666955622703673344?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 8, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>Home Republicans\u2019 chief MAGA liar will get to work.<\/p>\n<div class=\"dk-editor-embed center-block\" data-twitter-content=\"&amp;lt;blockquote class=&quot;twitter-tweet&quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&amp;gt;My Statement on the Unprecedented and Sham Indictment of President Donald Trump by Biden\u2019s Department of Justice. &amp;lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/t.co\/0abpRqrwen&quot;&amp;gt;pic.twitter.com\/0abpRqrwen&amp;lt;\/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;\/p&amp;gt;&amp;amp;mdash; Elise Stefanik (@EliseStefanik) &amp;lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/EliseStefanik\/status\/1666964402652823552?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;&amp;gt;June 9, 2023&amp;lt;\/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;\/blockquote&amp;gt;&#10;\">\n<p>x<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p>My Assertion on the Unprecedented and Sham Indictment of President Donald Trump by Biden\u2019s Division of Justice. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0abpRqrwen\">pic.twitter.com\/0abpRqrwen<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Elise Stefanik (@EliseStefanik) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EliseStefanik\/status\/1666964402652823552?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 9, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>If a president can\u2019t mishandle categorized info, who can?<\/p>\n<div class=\"dk-editor-embed center-block\" data-twitter-content=\"&amp;lt;blockquote class=&quot;twitter-tweet&quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&amp;gt;If the people in power can jail their political opponents at will, we don\u2019t have a republic&amp;lt;\/p&amp;gt;&amp;amp;mdash; Josh Hawley (@HawleyMO) &amp;lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/HawleyMO\/status\/1666959341184794628?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;&amp;gt;June 9, 2023&amp;lt;\/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;\/blockquote&amp;gt;&#10;\">\n<p>x<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p>If the individuals in energy can jail their political opponents at will, we don\u2019t have a republic<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Josh Hawley (@HawleyMO) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HawleyMO\/status\/1666959341184794628?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 9, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>Ideas and prayers.<\/p>\n<div class=\"dk-editor-embed center-block\" data-twitter-content=\"&amp;lt;blockquote class=&quot;twitter-tweet&quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&amp;gt;Sad day for America. God Bless President Trump.&amp;lt;\/p&amp;gt;&amp;amp;mdash; Rep. Jim Jordan (@Jim_Jordan) &amp;lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/Jim_Jordan\/status\/1666955348593221632?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;&amp;gt;June 8, 2023&amp;lt;\/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;\/blockquote&amp;gt;&#10;\">\n<p>x<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p>Unhappy day for America. God Bless President Trump.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rep. Jim Jordan (@Jim_Jordan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Jim_Jordan\/status\/1666955348593221632?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 8, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>(Jingles keys)<\/p>\n<div class=\"dk-editor-embed center-block\" data-twitter-content=\"&amp;lt;blockquote class=&quot;twitter-tweet&quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&amp;gt;President Trump is indicted on the day we unveiled significant findings related to Joe Biden\u2019s corruption. &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Makes you wonder.&amp;lt;\/p&amp;gt;&amp;amp;mdash; Rep Andy Biggs (@RepAndyBiggsAZ) &amp;lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepAndyBiggsAZ\/status\/1666962935296724993?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;&amp;gt;June 9, 2023&amp;lt;\/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;\/blockquote&amp;gt;&#10;\">\n<p>x<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p>President Trump is indicted on the day we unveiled important findings associated to Joe Biden\u2019s corruption. <\/p>\n<p>Makes you marvel.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rep Andy Biggs (@RepAndyBiggsAZ) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepAndyBiggsAZ\/status\/1666962935296724993?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 9, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>The \u201cHowever her emails\u201d contingent weighs in\u2026<\/p>\n<div class=\"dk-editor-embed center-block\" data-twitter-content=\"&amp;lt;blockquote class=&quot;twitter-tweet&quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&amp;gt;The phony Boxes Hoax indictment is an attempt to distract the American public from the millions of dollars in bribes that the Biden Crime Family received from foreign nationals. &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;This scheme won&amp;amp;#39;t succeed. President Donald Trump will be back in the White House and Joe Biden will\u2026&amp;lt;\/p&amp;gt;&amp;amp;mdash; Rep. Matt Gaetz (@RepMattGaetz) &amp;lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepMattGaetz\/status\/1666960586691735553?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;&amp;gt;June 9, 2023&amp;lt;\/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;\/blockquote&amp;gt;&#10;\">\n<p>x<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p>The phony Containers Hoax indictment is an try and distract the American public from the tens of millions of {dollars} in bribes that the Biden Crime Household obtained from overseas nationals. <\/p>\n<p>This scheme will not succeed. President Donald Trump will likely be again within the White Home and Joe Biden will\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rep. Matt Gaetz (@RepMattGaetz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepMattGaetz\/status\/1666960586691735553?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 9, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"dk-editor-embed center-block\" data-twitter-content=\"&amp;lt;blockquote class=&quot;twitter-tweet&quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&amp;gt;JOE BIDEN KEPT CLASSIFIED DOCUMENTS IN HIS GARAGE.&amp;lt;\/p&amp;gt;&amp;amp;mdash; Congressman Troy E. Nehls (@RepTroyNehls) &amp;lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepTroyNehls\/status\/1666964952471465985?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;&amp;gt;June 9, 2023&amp;lt;\/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;\/blockquote&amp;gt;&#10;\">\n<p>x<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p>JOE BIDEN KEPT CLASSIFIED DOCUMENTS IN HIS GARAGE.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Congressman Troy E. Nehls (@RepTroyNehls) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepTroyNehls\/status\/1666964952471465985?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 9, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"dk-editor-embed center-block\" data-twitter-content=\"&amp;lt;blockquote class=&quot;twitter-tweet&quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&amp;gt;I never dreamed that the United States could resemble a banana republic like it is tonight. President Biden is yet again abusing his power to indict the leader of the opposition party in a clear political move to distract from his own crimes. (1\/2)&amp;lt;\/p&amp;gt;&amp;amp;mdash; Rep. Carol Miller (@RepCarolMiller) &amp;lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepCarolMiller\/status\/1666967286471639042?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;&amp;gt;June 9, 2023&amp;lt;\/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;\/blockquote&amp;gt;&#10;\">\n<p>x<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p>I by no means dreamed that the US may resemble a banana republic like it&#8217;s tonight. President Biden is but once more abusing his energy to indict the chief of the opposition occasion in a transparent political transfer to distract from his personal crimes. (1\/2)<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rep. Carol Miller (@RepCarolMiller) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepCarolMiller\/status\/1666967286471639042?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 9, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>Guessing this was ChatGPT work (lengthy).<\/p>\n<div class=\"dk-editor-embed center-block\" data-twitter-content=\"&amp;lt;blockquote class=&quot;twitter-tweet&quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&amp;gt;Democrats must literally shake with sweats when they see amazing packed out Trump rallies and overwhelming winning poll numbers week after week. &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;They must awake in the night with panic at the thoughts of us winning in 2024.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Their heads must ache painfully from never ending\u2026 &amp;lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/t.co\/W8GallYAeH&quot;&amp;gt;pic.twitter.com\/W8GallYAeH&amp;lt;\/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;\/p&amp;gt;&amp;amp;mdash; Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@RepMTG) &amp;lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepMTG\/status\/1666960378599813123?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;&amp;gt;June 9, 2023&amp;lt;\/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;\/blockquote&amp;gt;&#10;\">\n<p>x<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p>Democrats should actually shake with sweats after they see superb packed out Trump rallies and overwhelming successful ballot numbers week after week. <\/p>\n<p>They have to awake within the night time with panic on the ideas of us successful in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Their heads should ache painfully from by no means ending\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/W8GallYAeH\">pic.twitter.com\/W8GallYAeH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@RepMTG) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepMTG\/status\/1666960378599813123?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 9, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>Bleh.<\/p>\n<p>Did somebody say pidgin?<\/p>\n<div class=\"dk-editor-embed center-block\" data-twitter-content=\"&amp;lt;blockquote class=&quot;twitter-tweet&quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&amp;gt;DOJ indicts former President \/ candidate Trump SAME DAY DOJ\/FBI restricts access to unnecessarily redacted Biden allegations And they wonder why ppl think there r two standards for justice&amp;lt;\/p&amp;gt;&amp;amp;mdash; Chuck Grassley (@ChuckGrassley) &amp;lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChuckGrassley\/status\/1666960368277639169?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;&amp;gt;June 9, 2023&amp;lt;\/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;\/blockquote&amp;gt;&#10;\">\n<p>x<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p>DOJ indicts former President \/ candidate Trump SAME DAY DOJ\/FBI restricts entry to unnecessarily redacted Biden allegations And so they marvel why ppl assume there r two requirements for justice<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Chuck Grassley (@ChuckGrassley) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChuckGrassley\/status\/1666960368277639169?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 9, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailykos.com\/stories\/2023\/6\/8\/2174188\/-Trump-federally-indicted-Republicans-have-thoughts?pm_campaign=blog&#038;pm_medium=rss&#038;pm_source=main\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UPDATE: Friday, Jun 9, 2023 \u00b7 1:36:11 AM +00:00 \u00b7 Laura Clawson It seems to be like McCarthy and Home Majority Chief Steve Scalise coordinated their message\u2014and it took them a while to determine it out: x Let\u2019s be clear about what\u2019s taking place: Joe Biden is weaponizing his Division of Justice in opposition to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1434,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[1986,1936,426,1987,57],"class_list":["post-1432","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics","tag-federally","tag-indicted","tag-republicans","tag-thoughts","tag-trump"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thisbiginfluence.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1432","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thisbiginfluence.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thisbiginfluence.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thisbiginfluence.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thisbiginfluence.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1432"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thisbiginfluence.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1432\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thisbiginfluence.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1434"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thisbiginfluence.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1432"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thisbiginfluence.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1432"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thisbiginfluence.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1432"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}