Trump has remained defiant in the face of the new charges against him and others stemming from their efforts to overturn his electoral defeat . He now faces four separate indictments at the same time that hes running for president as the frontrunner for the GOP nomination . Two rivals argued that the charges Trump faces in Fulton County are similar to the election interference charges brought by federal special counsel Jack Smith in Washington . Chris Christie said the Fulton County prosecution of Trumps close allies including former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows and personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani was more defensible because they have not been charged at the federal level like Trump . Former Texas Rep. Will Hurd said in a statement that Trumps latest indictment was another example of how the former presidents baggage will hand Joe Biden reelection if Trump is the Republican nominee . Vivek Ramaswamy said he hadnt read the details of the indictments but painted the multiple investigations into Trump in multiple jurisdictions as an effort to negatively impact the former president’s chances of winning the election as a political persecutions through prosecution . Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said the indictment is an example of the criminalization of politics . The tech entrepreneur was sharply critical of the charges against Trumps and said it was an example that Trump knew he was ready to do anything it took to cling to power . The Republican Party needs a leader who isnt afraid of bullies like Trump. The indictment is another example. It would be easier for me if Donald Trump . The indictment. It is another . Trumps has been accused of refusing to give Joe Biden. The former President. Rick Rick Rick Santorum said. He has been charged for refusing to acknowledge that he has been indicted. The president and his wife have been charged. He said he
Pence, DeSantis, Christie and other Trump 2024 rivals are saying about the indictment
