Wyoming GOP Delegation Denounces Trump Indictment
The Republican Wyoming Congressional delegation -- Sen. John Barrasso, Sen. Cynthia Lummis, Rep. Harriett Hageman -- denounced the indictment of former President Donald Trump.
They called it political persecution on the part of the U.S. Department of Justice that has ignored similar issues, especially because similar charges could be levied against President Joe Biden who has had classified documents found at his residence.
The indictment was unsealed earlier today.
According to The Associated Press, "Trump faces 37 criminal counts related to the mishandling of classified documents, according to the indictment unsealed Friday. The charges include counts of retaining classified information, obstructing justice and making false statements, among other crimes. Trump is accused of keeping documents related to “nuclear weaponry in the United States” and the “nuclear capabilities of a foreign country,” along with documents from White House intelligence briefings. The top charges carry a penalty of up to 20 years in prison."
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Sen. John Barrasso:
“This indictment certainly looks like an unequal application of justice. Nobody is above the law. Yet it seems like some are.
“Large amounts of classified materials were found in President Biden’s garage in Delaware. No indictment. Hillary Clinton had a computer server in her house with classified documents. No indictment. We are learning more and more about the ethical mess President Biden and his family were involved in. No indictments.
“You can’t help but ask why this is happening. It feels political, and it’s rotten.”
Sen. Cynthia Lummis:
Rep. Harriett Hageman:
“The criminal prosecution of political adversaries is something that Third World countries do, and it’s the sort of thing that the United States of America used to be against. In Joe Biden’s America, the federal government is mobilized against political enemies in an unprecedented abuse of prosecutorial power.