Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis indirectly condemns Trump indictment on campaign trail

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis defended fmr. Pres. Trump after he was indicted for his alleged mishandling of classified documents, but added that he would have received punishment if he had taken home classified documents as a naval officer.

, but noted that he would have received punishment if he had taken home classified documents as a naval officer

"Is there a different standard for a Democrat secretary of state versus a former Republican president?" DeSantis added."I think there needs to be one standard of justice in this country. Let's enforce it on everybody and make sure we all know the rules. You can't have one faction of society weaponizing the power of the state against factions that it doesn't like and that's what you see.

Joe Young, a veteran and Republican, told CBS News at a rodeo DeSantis attended in Ponca City, Okla. that he also would have been punished if he mishandled classified information.

 

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