Scores of Trump's Republican allies in Congress criticized the indictment and its timing.
Donald Trump has been indicted on felony charges for working to overturn the results of the 2020 election in the run-up to the violent riot by his supporters at the U.S. Capitol. TFormer President Donald Trump's latest indictment -- his third -- charges him in connection with his efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said he had not immediately read the indictment but wrote in a statement on social media that he believes the case is further evidence for the need to "reform" America's justice system. Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, a long shot candidate polling in the low single digits, again called on Trump to "step away from the campaign for the good of the country."
The reactions came after a federal grand jury in Washington returned an indictment that accuses Trump of waging a "criminal scheme" to undermine the results of the 2020 presidential election. The indictment includes four counts: conspiracy to defraud the United States, conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, obstruction of and attempt to obstruct an official proceeding, and conspiracy against rights.
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