The federal indictment of former US President Donald Trump has swept the 2024 presidential election into a new period of uncertainty, and made it even more likely that Trump will campaign while also facing trial.
For his rivals, though, the campaign has been frozen in place, with Trump again seizing the spotlight and relegating them to supporting roles.
“The weaponization of federal law enforcement represents a mortal threat to a free society,” DeSantis tweeted late Thursday night. “We have for years witnessed an uneven application of the law depending upon political affiliation.”DeSantis’ comments were a near copy-paste version of his reaction to Trump’s first indictment, when the governor – not yet a candidate – accused prosecutors of systematized partisan bias.
And though the bulk of the evidence against Trump remains under seal, CNN on Friday first reported on a 2021 meeting in which Trump is on tape, according to a transcript, saying he had retained “secret” military information that he had not declassified – directly refuting his prior claims to having done just that before leaving office.
Former Vice President Mike Pence, Trump’s deputy in office and two-time running mate, has sought to straddle two worlds – at once urging against judgment before prosecutors unseal their case against Trump and, in the same radio interview on Friday morning with conservative host Hugh Hewitt, promising a purge of federal law enforcement officials.
Another one-time close Trump ally, former US ambassador to the United Nations and South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, tried a similar tack. After keeping mum Thursday night and for most of the morning, she accused the government of abusing its powers. What he meant by “justice,” in this context, was difficult to pin down, but it could allow him space to maneuver when the details of the indictment became public. Like Pence, though, he also used the occasion to attack federal law enforcement.
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