McCarthy says Americans shouldn’t protest if Trump is indicted

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ORLANDO, Fla. — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy urged calm on Sunday and said Americans should not protest if former President Donald Trump is charged and arrested in a secret New York investigation. , contradicting Trump, who called on his supporters on Saturday to “Protest, take our nation back!

“I don’t think people should protest this, no. And I think President Trump, if you talk to him, he doesn’t believe it either,” McCarthy, R-California, said in response to a question from NBC News during the House Republicans retreat in Orlando.

He later said, “Nobody should hurt themselves.

But during the same press conference, McCarthy defended Trump thoroughly, dismissing New York County Attorney Alvin Bragg’s investigation as politically motivated and saying he was not interested in cracking down on rising crime. At New York.

“Lawyer after lawyer will tell you this is the weakest case, trying to make a misdemeanor a felony,” said McCarthy, flanked by members of his executive team in an outdoor courtyard at the JW Marriott. Orlando, Grande Lakes.

“The last thing we want…is for anyone to put their thumb on the scale [of justice] just because they don’t agree with somebody else’s political point of view,” McCarthy added. “That’s what’s wrong, and that’s what pisses people off. And that won’t hold up in court if that’s what he wants to do.

Trump said on his social media platform Truth Social on Saturday that Bragg’s “illegal leaks” to the media suggest he, “the by far leading contender” for president, will be arrested on Tuesday, and he called on his supporters to protest.

Bragg has been investigating allegations that Trump made a silent payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels during his winning 2016 presidential campaign. Multiple sources said last week that New York law enforcement is were preparing for a possible indictment of Trump as early as this week.

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