Senate Minority Chief Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) declared that he has “no religion in Trump’s judicial system” following the administration’s indictment of former FBI Director James Comey.
Whereas showing on Sunday’s episode of NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Schumer accused the president of morphing the judicial system into his “personal political fighter.”
“I’ve no religion in Donald Trump’s judicial system. He has turned this judicial system to be his own political fighter, do what he desires politically, in order that he tells them to go after individuals he doesn’t like,” he advised host Kristen Welker. “He tells them to exonerate those who he likes. So many individuals are getting pardoned, and this and that.”
Claiming that Trump has “turned this Justice Division into his personal political watchdog,” he added, “It’s horrible.”
Schumer then argued that “no president has carried out this,” including, “That is what autocrats do. That is when Trump says he desires to be king to do it.”
“When he says he doesn’t like Comey, look what occurred there,” Schumer stated of Comey, who was indicted final week on obstruction charges for allegedly making a false assertion and obstruction of a congressional continuing.
Comey’s indictment got here shortly after Trump pushed the Justice Division to prosecute Comey. He additionally repeatedly known as on Lawyer Common Pam Bondi to investigate several of his other political foes, together with New York Lawyer Common Letitia James and Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif).
“Nothing is being carried out. What about Comey, Adam ‘Shifty’ Schiff, and Leticia???” Trump wrote in a Sep. 20 Truth Social post addressed to Bondi. “We will’t delay any longer, it’s killing our status and credibility. They impeached me twice, and indicted me (5 instances!), OVER NOTHING. JUSTICE MUST BE SERVED, NOW!!!”
Schumer additionally slammed Trump for forcing out the prosecutor who resisted charging Comey and his political opponents. Former U.S. Lawyer Erik Siebert resigned earlier this month after resisting pressure from the Trump administration to prosecute Comey and others.
Siebert was changed by Trump’s former private legal professional, Lindsey Halligan, whom he appointed to be U.S. legal professional for the Jap District of Virginia. She sought an indictment towards Comey, a vocal critic of Trump, simply days after she was appointed.
“The prosecutor who he appointed stated, ‘There’s not sufficient proof to indict Comey.’ So he fired this prosecutor and put in somebody who’d do no matter he wished,” Schumer continued.
He added, “Trump’s carried out so many unhealthy issues to undermine our democracy, to undermine our norms. This is without doubt one of the very worst.”
Trump warned Friday that “there will be others” who shall be prosecuted.
“It’s not an inventory, however I feel there shall be others,” Trump advised CNN’s Kevin Liptak. “I imply, they’re corrupt. These have been corrupt, radical left Democrats. … No, there shall be others. That’s my opinion. They weaponized the Justice Division like no one in historical past.”
Trump continued: “What they’ve carried out is horrible, I hope, frankly, there are others as a result of you may’t let this occur to a rustic.”
In the meantime, Vice President JD Vance doubled down on Trump’s claims that others shall be prosecuted whereas showing on “Fox News Sunday.”
“There will definitely be extra indictments coming over the subsequent 3 1/2 years of the Trump administration, however we’re at all times going to let the legislation drive these items and the information of the case, and never political motivations,” Vance said.
Vance denied that Comey’s indictment was “all political.”
“And to the individuals which are saying that is all political, for those who have a look at our observe document within the Trump administration, there have been individuals who have been prosecuted who’ve been political allies who agree with our politics,” he stated.
Watch Schumer’s look on NBC’s “Meet the Press” beneath.
