House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said the federal indictment of former President Trump will “disrupt the nation,” arguing that it violates the principle of equal justice under the law.
McCarthy said in an interview with Fox News on Friday that other public officials, like President Biden, also possessed documents they should not, but the other officials are not facing charges like Trump is.
“This is going to disrupt this nation because it goes to the core of equal justice for all, which is not being seen today. And we’re not going to stand for it,” he said.
McCarthy said he has spoken to House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) and House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) on what they can do to ensure “equal justice.” He said Steven D’Antuono, a former assistant director in charge of the FBI’s Washington, D.C., field office who opposed the surprise search of Mar-a-Lago the FBI conducted in August, testified before the Judiciary Committee and revealed the investigation was conducted improperly.
“When you learn of some of the things that he had said of how this investigation was carried out, you’ll see then that this judgment is wrong by this DOJ, that they treated President Trump differently than they treat others, and it didn’t have to be this way,” McCarthy said.
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4043186-mccarthy-says-trump-indictment-will-disrupt-the-nation/
