Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy has promised to pardon former President Donald Trump if elected to “restore the rule of law” to the United States.
Ramaswamy took to social media to accuse Trump of what he feels is a weaponization of the Department of Justice (DOJ) after the announcement that President Trump had been indicted on seven counts in a special counsel investigation into classified documents. (Related article: President Trump says he was actually indicted on Social Post)
“I never thought the President of the United States would one day represent the Justice Department in the middle of an election to arrest his biggest rival. It tried to represent the FBI in 2009, but this time it’s not doing anything, and the federal police state is blatantly arresting President Trump.This is an insult to all Americans. We cannot be corrupted by a banana republic that uses police force to arrest political opponents,” Ramaswamy said. said thursday night.
Justice cannot be divided into two layers. One is Trump, the other is Biden. One is Assange and the other is Manning. One for BLM/Antifa and one for peaceful protesters on January 6th.
I never thought the day would come when the President of the United States would represent the Department of Justice and arrest the case’s biggest rival…
— Vivek Ramaswamy (@VivekGRAmaswamy) June 9, 2023
Ramaswamy accused the Justice Department of being “hypocritical” for not indicting President Joe Biden and not Trump in light of allegations of mishandling of classified documents, leading to a two-tiered judicial system in the country. accused of being
“We cannot have two tiers of justice. Trump on one side and Biden on the other,” Ramaswamy declared.He went on to give other examples of obvious hypocrisy. pointing How Julian Assange vs. Chelsea Manning was handled, and the treatment between Black Lives Matter (BLM) protesters and Antifa and those who protested on Jan. 6. It also clarified disparities. (Related: Vivek Ramaswamy promises to pardon those convicted of ‘politicized prosecution’ in latest FBI shooting)
Ramaswamy also said there were “significant legal” considerations regarding the president’s power to declassify documents and the “potential illegality of overclassification” of federal documents. Mr Ramaswamy said these considerations were “for the court to decide”.
“But it is *we the people* who decide who will rule this country,” Ramaswamy declared. Ramaswamy conceded that it would be “easier” to win the election without Trump voting, but speculated that an indictment of the former president would benefit Trump’s opponents within the Republican Party, including himself.
“But,” Ramaswamy countered. “I stand for principle over politics. I promise to promptly pardon President Trump on January 20, 2025 and restore the rule of law to our country,” he said.
