GOP Lawmakers Outraged Over Trump Indictment, Decry ‘Weaponization of Justice System’

GOP Lawmakers Outraged Over Trump Indictment, Decry ‘Weaponization of Justice System’
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) addresses the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) held in the Hyatt Regency in Orlando, Fla., on Feb. 26, 2021. Joe Raedle/Getty Images
Savannah Hulsey Pointer
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A bevy of Republican lawmakers responded to the news of former President Donald Trump’s indictment, largely offering support for the former party leader following news that he is the first former president to be indicted after leaving office.

Republicans and Trump have characterized the prosecution by the Manhattan district attorney’s office as a partisan witch hunt.