Posted on 03/20/2023 11:18:48 AM PDT by RandFan
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, when asked about rumours of former President Donald Trump's impending indictment, denounced the man in charge of the investigation, New York District Attorney Alvin Bragg.
What the man who might be Mr Trump's most formidable presidential rival said next, however, was telling.
"I don't know what goes into paying hush money to a porn star to secure silence over some type of alleged affair," he said. "I just I can't speak to that."
He went on to mention "porn star hush money payments" a second time, before pivoting back to criticism of what he called a "high-profile politicised prosecution" by a prosecutor he said was backed by deep-pocketed liberal donor George Soros.
The Florida governor seemed to go out of way to emphasise the tawdry origins of the potential crimes being investigated, even while denouncing the investigation itself.
That could be a sign of how Mr Trump's presidential rivals handle a possible arrest and criminal trial for falsifying business records and state campaign finance law violations.
Mr DeSantis had been under pressure from Trump supporters to defend the former president and denounce the prosecution ever since the Mr Trump speculated on his social media website that he would be arrested on Tuesday.
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Do you know that it was President Trump’s Endorsement that saved Meatball
from certain defeat in his first race for Governor? Otherwise would had a Black
Homo Drug user as Governor. Meatball was losing that race.
Meatball has done a good job as Governor. But Trump closed that deal.
You make the claim, you back it up. The actual quote is out there for you to find with a simple search.
Since when, they’re plenty of conservatives here on FR me included that think Hillary has committed numerous crimes, the Biden clan is nothing more than a mafia family and many others.
Trump was accused of all kinds of stuff..where to start? Russia? Taxes? Now why would you decide to believe this crap? Btw he didn’t pay her directly he paid his attorney. Then the courts found Stormy to have to pay Trump over 300,000 for expenses he incurred for what she put him thru. Sorry he’s still the best president and our only hope we have. If he’s off the table as a nominee it’s hopeless.
You can’t be blackmailed if the claims are not true, he could have used the $150,000 to file a counter suit against her and put a stop to this nonsense.
I wish both of them would knock it off.
It’s a false accusation
Jeb did good and so did Rick Scott. RDS slid right into a good scenario here after Rick Scott. He had 16 yrs of Republican governors before him.
It’s not hard to understand, Trump is saying he will be arrested tomorrow and the case involves paying Stormy Daniels.
If the Stormy Daniels case never happened would the left be going after Trump on some other charge, absolutely but for right now, the case involves paying off Stormy Daniels.
It’s not hard to understand, Trump is saying he will be arrested tomorrow and the case involves paying Stormy Daniels.
If the Stormy Daniels case never happened would the left be going after Trump on some other charge, absolutely but for right now, the case involves paying off Stormy Daniels.
RDS should have honored the deal he made with the author of art of the deal and endorsed Trump. Very unwise to have not done so.
We all saw the tape, do I have every word correct, NO, but he did say something about a women’s vagina and grabbing them and it wasn’t by the arm.
Clinton’s payment to Jones was totally different it was ordered by the court for damages resulting from his abuse of her, an employee of his Department, , namely dropping his pants in front of her and asking if she wanted to get some action.
DeSantis is beginning to appear more and more as another smarmy politician.
Trump paid off a sleazy porn star and DeSantis has to speak to that?
A Harvard Law School graduate never heard of a non-disclosure agreement?
Stay in Tallahassee and spare yourself and your family the epic defeat coming for you.
WHY!?
Trump has attacked him relentlessly.
Put up or shut up. Post the actual quote and quit trying to say he did something he didn't.
hey karen...
desantis was being honest...
You had to choose the BBC’s selective headline and editing to come up with this?
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