Former Trump administration official Stephen Miller on Thursday blamed the Justice Department for the arraignment of former President Donald Trump, saying such charges “would have made the Soviet Union blush.”
Trump acquitted of all charges in Thursday’s arraignment after special counsel Jack Smith secured four indictments against Trump in connection with his efforts to challenge the results of the 2020 election. Admitted. Smith previously secured 37 indictments against Trump in June based on an alleged investigation into classified documents. (Related: Attorney says ‘political speech’ faces ‘criminal prosecution’ at ‘highest level’ after Trump indictment)
“According to the Justice Department, what the president did wrong was advance a view of the election they disagreed with, which further advanced a view of congressional proceedings they disagreed with,” said a former senior adviser to President Trump. Miller told FOX. Business host Larry Kudrow. “In other words, his views on House rules are different than those who are currently in the Justice Department, which means they criminalize political speech and political interpretation. It is a felony punishable by a year in prison.”
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“If the Department of Justice determines that your speech or support for Congress differs materially from its views, it may indict you for conspiracy to deceive the United States and violate the civil rights of Americans. continued Mr. Miller. “This was an attempt that would make even the extremely unreliable Soviet Union blush. It would make even rogue regimes around the world today say, ‘This does not pass the laughter test.’ It’s something.”
On January 6, 2021, hundreds stormed the Capitol during the certification of the Electoral College. A Capitol police officer shot dead one of those who broke into the building.
Miller also questioned the timing of the indictment disclosures since June, noting that each time they were preceded by developments in bribery allegations against President Joe Biden and his son. Hunter Biden.
“The first time is a coincidence. The second time is a pattern and the third time is a conspiracy, to use the latest fashion term,” Miller said. “The reality is that whenever there is bad news about the Biden family, about the corrupt dealings between Joe Biden and his son Hunter, President Trump will almost immediately be indicted by the Department of Justice or the Department of Justice. Of course. , as we know New York prosecutor Soros.”
Fanni Willis, the Fulton County District Attorney who launched an investigation into Trump’s efforts to challenge the results in the state in 2021, said in April that the investigation could lead to an indictment of Trump.
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