Posted on 03/20/2023 8:43:54 AM PDT by bitt
"I have no interest in getting involved in some type of manufactured circus by some Soros DA," DeSantis said.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has finally weighed in on the looming indictment and potential arrest of former President Donald Trump.
https://twitter.com/Julio_Rosas11/status/1637828985471086593
DeSantis' remarks are quite interesting and worth reading in full.
"So I've seen rumors swirl," DeSantis said. "I have not seen any facts yet, and so I don't know what's gonna happen. But I do know this, the Manhattan District Attorney is a Soros-funded prosecutor. And so he, like other Soros-funded prosecutors, they weaponize their office to impose a political agenda on society at the expense of the rule of law and public safety."
"He has downgraded over 50% of the felonies to misdemeanors," DeSantis continued. "He says he doesn't want to even have jail time for the vast, vast majority of crimes. And what we've seen in Manhattan is we've seen the crime rate go up and we've seen citizens become less safe."
"And so you're talking about this situation with, and look, I don't know what goes into paying hush money to a porn star to secure silence over some type of alleged affair," he added. "I just, I can't speak to that, but what I can speak to is that if you have a prosecutor who is ignoring crimes happening every single day in his jurisdiction, and he chooses to go back many, many years ago to try to use something about porn star 'hush money' payments, you know, that's an example of pursuing a political agenda and weaponizing the office.'
"And I think that that's fundamentally wrong," he remarked. "I also think it's important to point out when you're talking about these Soros-funded prosecutors, yes, they may do a high profile politicized prosecution and that's bad. But the real victims are ordinary New Yorkers, ordinary Americans, and all these different jurisdictions that they get victimized every day because of the reckless political agenda that these Soros DAs bring to their job. They ignore crime and they empower criminals. And that hurts people, hurts a lot of people every single day."
"The Soros district attorneys are a menace to society, and I'm just glad that I'm the only governor in the country that's actually removed one from office during my tenure," he noted.
DeSantis also said that his office won't be involved in a "manufactured crisis" by the Soros DA.
"We won’t be involved in this," he added. "I have no interest in getting involved in some type of manufactured circus by some Soros DA... He’s trying to do a political spectacle. He’s trying to virtue signal for his base. I’ve got real issues I got to deal with here in FL."
Trump supporters have been roasting DeSantis online about remaining silent over the potential arrest of former President Donald Trump. It will be worth watching if they believe that DeSantis spoke out strongly enough against the political prosecution over if they think he took a veiled shot at the former president.
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Very good response, factual and not political.
Best statement of all so far. He’s definitely an exceptional person. God bless this truly great man. Others should emulate him.
He’s just too good to get involved or say anything.
Interesting response. Throws an elbow at Trump while stating the essential truth of the issue.
The word ‘finally’ in the headline implies that there was some sort of deadline. The Governor can respond anytime he feels. Or not respond for that matter.
fantastic response
Porn star and hush money. Not political or underhanded at all.....
Gotta love the spin in the headline. “Finally” reacts to “potential” arrest. Trump said he was going to be arrested and then walked the statement back almost immediately. Why should DeSantis be responding to speculation at all?
But I do know this, the Manhattan District Attorney is a Soros-funded prosecutor.
Some blacks don’t mind slavery as long as cash is involved the same with whores money talks.
I guess. Saying you’re not going to get involved is a little like walking past a rape in progress though.
I guess that’s the best we get these days. At least he’s not going to pitch in and help?
Clever response by DeSantis, in which he also twists the knife on rival Trump by twice mentioning the words “porn star” and “hush money.”
I might have been impressed with this reply if he had said this as soon as the rumors of Trump’s arrest broke. <P.
DeSantis responded only because he was forced to.
I hope Trump avoids any temptation to make Paul Ryan’s friend his running mate next year. The smell of RINO is all over this tool.
Yeah, clever like the devil.
On some forums some were suggesting DeSantis send the Florida National Guard to Trump’s home to defend him against the Feds, essentually setting up a shootout with the FLNG vs the FBI.
Crazy stuff
He responded when the results of the surveys he asked for came back....
I would like to have DeSantis declare bringing in the Florida National Guard to prevent any of Braggs agents from stepping foot on Mara Lago property, and if Bragg insist on coming to Florida, DeSantis will order the arrest and imprisonment of those New York thugs. That’s what he SHOULD say!
Get a room!
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