Ron DeSantis Says Trump Is Not Being Accused of ‘Traditional Crimes’

Ron DeSantis reacted Wednesday to the looming indictment of his Republican rival, Donald Trump, by saying that prosecutors citing “opaque statutes” to make their case against him will result in “a lot of people” either not understanding or doubting the strength of their case, as opposed to if Trump were accused of doing “things that we know are traditional crimes,” like robbing a bank.

Appearing on Newsmax’s The Balance, the Florida governor and 2024 Republican candidate was asked by host Eric Bolling if the several felony indictments of Trump thus far are “politically motivated.”

Regarding Trump’s indictment in New York for falsifying business records, DeSantis claimed that “nobody would have been prosecuted under that in normal course of business,” and that the Manhattan District Attorney “wanted to go after” Trump.

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