Posted on 06/08/2023 9:38:03 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, Donald Trump's leading rival for the 2024 GOP nomination, said the decision to charge the former president demonstrated political bias in the Biden Justice Department and it's "weaponization" of its police powers.
Trump was indicted Thursday on federal charges involving conspiracy, obstruction, and taking classified documents.
"The weaponization of federal law enforcement represents a mortal threat to a free society," Florida Governor Ron DeSantis stated Thursday. "We have for years witnessed an uneven application of the law depending upon political affiliation. Why so zealous in pursuing Trump yet so passive about Hillary or Hunter?"
DeSantis said his administration "will bring accountability to the DOJ, excise political bias and end weaponization once and for all."
Other GOP candidates made supportive statements, but not all.
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At least DeSantis said as much as he did.
Any GOP politician who says the same as they did during the impeachments, and responds with such platitudes as “Let the court process play out”, is dead to me, and I’ll not support any of them in the future.
Furthermore, if any single GOP member says something along the lines of “trust in the principles of our DOJ and Garland”, I will personally call them and ask them to provide me the evidence of “principles” or reasons for that “trust”. (I suspect those type phrases will be uttered by either Romney, Collins, or Graham, and more than likely will be done on this coming Sunday’s talk shows)
Several times I have hoped for and even begged the GOP to develop a “backbone” or look to find their own b*lls. They have yet to do so which is why I will no longer vote for any of the GOPe supported candidates. Trump and Freedom Caucus candidates are the only ones I will support.
Pence, as VP, did not have de-classification authority, yet they cleared the decks for him earlier this week. Biden, neither as Senator nor as VP, had declassification authority. Yet, Biden is not even seriously being investigated (I look for him to be cleared by as early as September but no later than December). Meanwhile, the only one indicted for possession of classified documents in the one of the three with the authority to declassify those documents. (And I’m not even going back further to document issues with Obama and HRC-—that’s a whole different can of worms).
Meanwhile, the courts turn a blind eye to the corruption in our executive branch of government. They are supposed to be the branch of government that puts a stop to political corruption by ruling that the executive branch must adhere to the Constitution. Their attitude is “not my clowns, not my circus”. Yes, it IS your circus and you are supposed to call out the corrupt ringmaster!
desantis thinks saying the right stuff will rescue his chances for winning the republican primary.
Since he and his campaign lies about things, like the faked images of Trump and fauci,
And desantis still has not apologized for using fake, ai generated images in a campaign ad, without saying they were fake
we know this is just more b.s. from desantis
That’s a laugh. You started this thread as a backhanded way to insult FReepers you don’t like.
Looking at your comments it appears to be your main activity across the board. No surprise to me having noticed your consistent undercutting of conservatives in general for years.
OK, I see you have lost the argument on how DeSantis has indeed come out in support of Trump and the against the weaponization under Biden.
Having lost that argument, you want to change channels and gripe about RDS and J6?
Well sure. And why not go even further and talk about why Trump has opposed the 6 week abortion ban, why Trump has defended Disney, why Trump defended Bud Lite. And why Trump praised former disgraced governor Cuomo?
Are you really sure you want to go off topic? Yeah. I didn’t think so.
As I told you earlier. Stick to the subject.
Ron brings up being passive towards Hillary and Hunter Biden but not Joe, why?
Are you really sure you want to go off topic?
I didn’t go off the topic, I expanded the topic of weaponization to include political prosecution which is a result of weaponization.
Obviously, you want to stay on your topic which is go off on Trump which is fine with me, better men than you have went off on him and the last time I looked he is still the number one choice of those who put America First.
There will be no DeSantis administration you pos. It is disgusting that you are using the political persecution of Trump to try to advance your own career.
You wouldn’t have your job if it wasn’t for Trump. Now you are giddy about this indictment.
You’re a scumbag and we will… pic.twitter.com/O3rwjKbxW9— Alex Bruesewitz 🇺🇸 (@alexbruesewitz) June 9, 2023
The GREATEST threat to our life, liberty, well being, and free pursuits is the $3+ Trillion, 80%+ Unconstitutional Portion of our Federal Government which has now become a Third-World Totalitarian Regime.
Either we dismantle it or it will dismantle us and our Free Constitutional Republic.
Do you not know that DeSantis has already stated his support for these political prisoners?
We don’t need “accountability” in the DOJ. An Ivy League lawyer like DeSantis who has never worked outside government has no idea what the hell the word “accountability” even means.
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I’m a 52 year old private sector guy who has never worked in the public sector.
There is no way I’m ever voting for DeSantis in an election.
Yes so why is he running against him?
consider?
Consider is weasel word often employed by Yale lawyers.
One of Bill and Hill’s favorite words who were also Yale lawyers.
I’ll use consider in a sentence.
I’ll consider voting for someone other than Trump before I almost certainly will vote for him.
Just donated...don’t have much these days as a senior on a fixed income,but we must try and save our country.
desantis still hasn't made any comments about apologizing for being deceptive and lying about facts in his ad.
What makes anyone think desantis isn't being deceptive in his concerns about weaponization of lawfare against Trump, because it would help his image?
Earlier thread
Attack Ad From Team DeSantis Uses Fake AI-Generated Image To Show Trump ‘Hugging’ Fauci
“Instead, now we are stuck defending against Democrat persecution.”
Stuck having to “attack a corrupt Dem persecution”, an overtly and obviously corrupt fascist regime from the very start of this crooked Biden Admin, from day one in office trying to turn our country into a Communist/Fascist 3rd world country, and you say we are “stuck” having to fight them? What planet do you live on?
You anti-Trumpers are sick in the head, myopic, full of misplaced anger, small minded, non-MAGA, non conservatives pretending to be such, that will allow for the destruction of our way of life all because of petty, small minded nitpicks against one of the best former Presidents this country has ever had in history, Donald J. Trump.
You would prefer to live in what has become a dystopian dictatorship in order to get rid of Trump and get your guy (DeSantis) in rather than give a former President that has been persecuted by the left for the last 7 years the credit he is due for all that he has done for this Country.
That is unhealthy, you folks are not right in the head (more left in the head actually) and will contribute to the ruin of our magnificent Republic. It is disgusting. Go away with your bull. You are an embarrassment, you and your ilk.
Are you cognitively challenged? DeSantis is campaigning on the persecution of Trump...... not what I’d call heroic. He’s governor of that state, instead of saying what he will do once he has the presidency, he should show us what he can do as governor of the state where this is happening. or—— is he showing what he’ll do as president?
I don’t believe him
How about the attacks on DeSantis forcing Amazon to levy the same taxes as local businesses, which was really just forcing Amazon to play on a level field. My state, Pennsylvania, has been charging me sales tax on on-line purchases, so why is MAGA making such a big deal of this? Seems just a tad dishonest to me.
Lame
Only because it benefits him. It’s not what he said not too long ago. He is a liar and I don’t trust him to follow through
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