Psaki Makes Laughable Claim About Who the ‘Only People’ Politicizing Trump’s Indictment Are

MSNBC’s Jen Psaki insists there is only one group of people politicizing former President Donald Trump’s indictment. During a segment of her show on Sunday, Psaki shared examples of Republicans calling the charges a…

Bradley CortrightApr 3, 20233 min read

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Psaki argued Democrats should “stay out of it for now.”

She also offered an example of a comment someone can make about the indictment:

“If you want to say something… stick with the frame that has been in the statement of a number of Democrat leaders. One, ‘No one is above the law. That’s how our country works.’ Two, ‘Trump will be able to avail himself of the legal system.’ And three, ‘There should be no intimidation and any protest should be peaceful.’ That is how the judicial system is supposed to work. And a functioning judicial system is vital to a thriving democracy.”

The framework for a statement Psaki shared is a good one — especially when the actual charges are not yet known. And Republicans would do well to follow it instead of casting any prosecution of Trump as political before they even know the details.

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Now, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s case against Trump does appear flimsy. Even some

liberal legal experts

have

suggested

the timing regarding the statute of limitations and the legal theory around it appear to be shaky. The

reported legal theory

seems to be an attempt to bump a misdemeanor charge for falsifying business records up to a felony by arguing the falsification was done in the commission of a federal campaign finance violation.

Given Bragg’s history of downgrading felonies, it appears incongruous with his time in office to try out the reported novel theory to bring the first indictment against a former president in U.S. history.

CNN reports the indictment includes more than 30 counts related to business fraud. However, none of the charges are publicly known because the indictment is under seal.

So no one commentator or politician really knows what the charges are. The reports could be utterly wrong and Bragg has found some heinous violation of the law that is well within the statute of limitations.

Still, the lack of actual knowledge about the charges has not stopped Republicans from inveighing against the indictment.

Elected Democrats may be offering mild statements now about how no one is above the law, but the Left’s years-long desire to see Trump in an orange jumpsuit is not helping the image of an impartial justice system.

Years before charges were even brought against Trump in the hush money case, it was being politicized by Democrats. Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) tweeted in 2019, “Michael Cohen is serving 3 yrs for the crimes that he committed and for the President of the USA.”

“Many are wondering why this case was closed. It ain’t over until it’s over it ain’t over until Trump is held responsible for all of his crimes. Impeachment first, prison next!” she added.

Meanwhile, liberal commentators celebrated news of Trump’s indictment.

So no, Republicans are not the “only people” politicizing the indictment.