The charges against Trump are unclear, but the New York-based case centers on allegations that he bought the silence of Stormy Daniels, who sought to sell her story of an earlier affair with Trump in the closing weeks of the 2016 election. Republicans on Capitol Hill amplified claims that the charges against Trump would motivate his supporters and boost his prospects for returning to the White House in 2024. Even Senate Republicans blasted out statements condemning the indictment.
Democrats presented a measured response, suggesting that the legal process should play out and the indictment showed no one, not even a former president, was above the law. They urged allies not to celebrate and emphasized the somber nature of the news. Concerns were raised that a Trump indictment might be accompanied by security risks.
Representative Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) said in a statement, “As this case progresses, let us neither celebrate nor destroy.” Representative Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) issued a quick rejoinder to McCarthy, emphasizing that his heated rebuke of Bragg came despite the complete absence of details about the evidence the district attorney had amassed. He said that what McCarthy was doing was attempted political interference in an ongoing local criminal prosecution and he needed to stop.
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