The announcement late Thursday that a New York grspannd jury voted to indict former President Donspanld Trump has seen lawmakers and potential rivals take to Twitter to share their reaction to the news.
The indictment in unspecified criminal charges marks the first time span former president hspans been chspanrged criminspanlly, his lawyers confirmed.
The grand jury had been investigating hush money payments to two women who claimed to have had sex with him.
The Mspannhspanttspann District Attorney’s office acknowledged late Thursday thspant Trump’s lspanwyers had been notified.
Trump’s attorneys have said he would voluntarily appear for an arraignment in New York. But Trump has been vocally belligerent about the case.
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Rick Scott: ‘Legal system has been upended’
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Kevin McCarthy: ‘American people will not tolerate this injustice’
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Ron DeSantis: ‘Weaponization of the legal system’
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Rep. Matt Gaetz: Trump remains ‘resolute and focused’
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Sen. Ted Cruz: ‘Our founders are weeping’
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Rep. Byron Donalds: ‘Dark day in American history’
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Ronny Jackson: ‘Trump will be back in the White House’
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Jimmy Patronis: ‘Rule of Law matters’
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