Trump indictment emerges as central GOP concern at Utah special election debate

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Republican anger over the U.S. Justice Department's indictment of former President Donald Trump was on stark display at a special election debate on Friday in Farmington.

FARMINGTON — Simmering anger over the U.S. Justice Department's indictment of former President Donald Trump was on stark display at ain Farmington, where Rep. Chris Stewart's plans to resign prompted the governor to call a special election to fill his seat in the state's deeply conservative 2nd Congressional District.

North Salt Lake's Kathy Sorenson asked the candidates how they would work in Congress to remove what she called corruption with the federal government's major law enforcement agencies. Maloy and Hough attacked the indictments on Friday, Trump bragged during an appearance in Alabama that indictments boosted his standing in polls and would ultimately deliver him the election.

Maloy said questions about the Justice Department had come up repeatedly on the campaign trail and speculated the underlying cause was anger, specifically from voters who feel unheard or left behind. Maloy and Hough also were of similar minds on bread-and-butter Republican issues, including government spending, energy and environmental policies and military aid to Ukraine, which they said they supported with guardrails and oversight. Though only one audience question Friday touched on the economy, Hough said economic concerns dominated his campaign trail conversations with voters.

 

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