to the former president, according to a post published by Trump on Truth Social, stating that he's a"target" in the investigation into the 2021 riot by his supporters at the U.S. Capitol.
Trump has already been indicted twice this year: once by the Manhattan District Attorney's Office formade prior to the 2016 election; and for allegedly mishandling classified documents and never properly returning them all to the federal government once out of office. Trump has maintained his innocence regarding January 6 and all other legal matters.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis at the Faith and Freedom Road to Majority conference in Washington, D.C., on June 23, 2023. DeSantis commented on another potential Trump indictment during a campaign stop in South Carolina."There's a difference between being brought up on criminal charges and doing things," DeSantis said Tuesday during a campaign stop in Colombia, South Carolina, where he officially filed to be on the statewide ballot.
He added:"But to try to criminalize that, that's a different issue entirely and I think that we want to be in a situation where, you know, you don't have one side just constantly trying to put the other side in jail. And that unfortunately is what we're seeing now."DeSantis' comments were viewed as a verbal attack by Trump's campaign.:"A disqualifying take from an unserious candidate in the last throes of his failed candidacy.