Former Republican House Speaker Newt Gingrich warned viewers on Fox News on Monday that he is “genuinely concerned” that Democrats will do “whatever it takes” to win in 2024. .
Gingrich appeared on “The Ingraham Angle” to share his thoughts on the upcoming 2024 election, particularly former President Donald Trump's ongoing legal issues. Fox News host Laura Ingraham told the former House speaker that not only will the case against Trump go to the U.S. Supreme Court, but voters will learn how “constitutional” it is. Ta. (Related: In 2023, federal employee political contributions went primarily to Biden and other Democrats)
Gingrich said Republicans are dealing with a “team” that “believes in the rule of power,” not people who “act as if the law matters.” The former House speaker then expressed concern for the United States, noting that Democrats have legitimate “tools” to “crush” Republicans.
“Look, with all due respect, I'm a historian, not a lawyer — you're a lawyer. The people you interview are lawyers. We are taking action,” Gingrich said.
“You guys are dealing with a team that believes in the rule of power, not the rule of law. And how prepared are they to make sure we don't win this fall?” I don't think we can imagine what we're doing. I'm really worried about my country, really, for the first time in my life.”
“I think you're facing a completely corrupt and extremist ideology that is ready to exploit every element of power in any way possible. And frankly, the federal government, the New York state government, “Fulton County attorneys have a lot of tools to try to destroy us because they are afraid of us. We are the natural majority. They know it,” Gingrich said. Stated.
Trump faces four major indictments in 2023, bringing the total to 91 charges, including election speculation, mishandling of classified documents and falsification of business records. according to To Politico. The former president plans to fight the allegations in court. (Related article: Newt Gingrich explains why the United States is at the 'crossroads' between 'civilization' and 'collapse')
President Trump is scheduled to appear in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday for a hearing on executive privilege. according to Go to ABC News. The former president is seeking to have one of his federal election lawsuits dismissed by special counsel Jack Smith, claiming “absolute immunity.” tried Transfer the case to the U.S. Supreme Court.
However, SCOTUS refused a hearing and referred the case to a federal appeals court, which the Trump campaign had originally proposed, ABC News reported.
In addition to the criminal charges, the former president was removed from Maine's Republican primary by the secretary of state in December following a Colorado Supreme Court ruling that removed Trump from the ballot. Both states alleged that former President Trump violated the 14th Amendment's Insurrection Clause by allegedly participating in some way in the January 6 event.
Since the attempt to remove Trump from the state's primary ballot, Trump has appealed the rulings in both Maine and Colorado. Following a filing by President Trump with the U.S. Supreme Court, the justices decided to take up the Colorado case, which is scheduled for oral arguments on February 8th.
