Hageman statement on the persecution and political prosecution of President Trump

Washington, D.C.- Rep. Harriet Hageman (WY) today issued the following statement regarding the grand jury indictment of former President Donald J. Trump and the political witch hunt being pursued by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg:

“It’s a sad day for this country when the political opponents of a former president use the judicial system to weaponize the government and settle scores. Even though other state and federal prosecutors have passed on this case, D.A. Alvin Bragg clearly always intended to fulfill his campaign promise, which was to ‘personally’ focus on Donald Trump. This is calculated and pre-meditated vendetta politics and it has no place in the United States of America.

“We are again seeing glaring evidence of a two-tiered criminal justice system. Mr. Bragg has downgraded felony cases, including violent offenses, to misdemeanors more than half of the time since he’s been in office. So, if you are a violent criminal in New York, you can rest assured that the District Attorney is on your side. But if you are the former President of the United States from the other political party, you are on the enemies list.

 “This is third world stuff, persecution and political prosecution, and if leftists had any shame they’d be embarrassed.”

Contact: Chris Berardi, Senior Advisor/Communications Director