Donald Trump indictment in New York draws anger from Mike Pompeo and Roger Marshall
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A New York grand jury voted to indict Donald Trump on unspecified criminal charges in a case that marks the first time a former president has been charged criminally, his attorneys confirmed.
The grand jury had been investigating hush money payments to two women who claimed to have had sex with him. The outline of those payments became public only after he was elected in 2016 and more details were revealed in sworn testimony as Trump served in the White House.
The Manhattan District Attorney’s office acknowledged late Thursday that Trump’s attorneys had been notified. Trump attorney Joe Tacopina said Trump was expected in New York by Tuesday for arraignment.
Mike Pompeo lashes out at Manhattan District Attorney’s Office
Mike Pompeo, who served as Trump's secretary of state and is widely viewed as a potential rival for the 2024 nomination, said Bragg is "undermining America’s confidence in our legal system" and called Bragg "Soros-funded." While billionaire George Soros donated to a political action committee supporting Bragg's election, the two have never met, Soros' spokesperson has said.
"Prosecuting serious crimes keeps Americans safe, but political prosecutions put the American legal system at risk of being viewed as a tool for abuse," Pompeo said on Twitter. "DA Bragg — spend taxpayers’ money and your energy protecting law-abiding citizens. Not playing politics."
The Manhattan DA is undermining America’s confidence in our legal system. Bragg is the same Soros-funded prosecutor who refuses to prosecute violent crimes and who has downgraded more than half of all felonies to misdemeanors. (1/2)
— Mike Pompeo (@mikepompeo) March 30, 2023
It is unclear when Trump plans to surrender himself. Tacopina said Trump "will vigorously fight this political prosecution in court."
The former president has called the charges "political persecution and election interference at the highest level in history." Trump has threatened that there would be "potential death & destruction" if charges were filed against him in the case. He has said he wouldn’t quit the 2024 presidential race if indicted.
Roger Marshall also slams Donald Trump indictment; other Kansas leaders silent
In a statement posted on Twitter, U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kan. said he believed that "Americans are exhausted with the radical Left’s never-ending obsession with President Trump."
"NYC is ridden with violent crime, undeterred homelessness, and record-breaking larceny," Marshall said. "Yet, their incompetent DA relentlessly pursues a misdemeanor charge against a Floridian."
Spokespeople for U.S. Sen Jerry Moran, U.S. Rep. Jake LaTurner and Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach did not immediately return a request for comment on the indictment.
Bart Jansen, Josh Meyer, Kevin Johnson, David Jackson, Erin Mansfield, Rachel Looker and Joey Garrison of USA Today contributed to this report.
This article originally appeared on Topeka Capital-Journal: Donald Trump indictment draws anger from Mike Pompeo, Kansas GOP
