Donald Trump indictment: Hawley warns if Biden 'can simply jail his political opponents, we don’t have a republic anymore'

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) warned that the newest indictment of former President Donald Trump is President Joe Biden’s try to “take out the chief political opponent.”

Hawley blasted that Thursday’s indictment, which alleges Trump mishandled categorized data at his Florida resort residence of Mar-a-Lago, is an indication that “we don’t have a republic anymore.”

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"If the president in energy can simply jail his political opponents, which is what Joe Biden is attempting to do tonight, we don’t have a republic anymore,” Hawley mentioned on The Ingraham Angle. “We don’t have the rule of regulation. We do not have the Structure.”

“Our Structure is constructed on the fundamental rule of regulation and due course of, and no person needs to be doubtful of what's occurring tonight. Joe Biden and his cronies are attempting to take out their chief political opponent. This has by no means occurred in American historical past,” the senator continued. “We're in harmful, harmful waters, and it's due to Joe Biden."

The choice to carry expenses towards Trump comes after Lawyer Common Merrick Garland hand-picked particular counsel Jack Smith to research Trump’s dealing with of the categorized paperwork.

Hawley famous the indictment is additional proof the Democratic Celebration “will do every part they must to attempt to shut down political opposition.”

“This isn't about Donald Trump in the end. That is about the USA of America. That is about whether or not the Structure remains to be actual on this nation. That is about whether or not any American can anticipate the due strategy of regulation,” Hawley mentioned. “Make no mistake, if Merrick Garland can ship in a SWAT workforce to the houses of pro-life Catholics to terrorize them, if he can name mother and father home terrorists, if he can jail or attempt to jail Biden’s political opponents, he can do no matter he needs to any American. That's what that is about.”

“It's pure energy seize. It's pure energy seize by the folks in energy, by the Biden folks,” the Missouri Republican added. “I come again to the truth that that is an administration that can cease at nothing to silence their political opponents. They'll flip the FBI on mother and father. They'll flip the FBI on Catholic parishes and attempt to spy on them. They'll flip the FBI on pro-life Christians. Social media corporations. They'll use every part they must try to shut down political opposition proper as much as indicting their chief political opponent. This isn't the U.S. if that is allowed to face.”

Hawley asserted the significance of the “battle for the rule of regulation” amid the 2024 election season.

“We can not enable it to face,” Hawley mentioned. “That’s what this subsequent election goes to be about.”