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The possible impending indictment of former President Donald Trump is a “politicized prosecution,” according to members of the New York Young Republican Club, who protested in Manhattan on Monday.
A modest group of Trump supporters, handpicked to guarantee peace and safety, gathered outside New York County Criminal Court in Manhattan where the former president could be arraigned in the coming days, which would be an unprecedented event in U.S. history.
Responding to leaked information about the secret grand jury process over the weekend, Trump called on supporters to protest his possible indictment by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg.
Bragg has faced criticism for his decision to revive an investigation into Trump over hush money paid to adult film actress Stormy Daniels during the 2016 presidential campaign.
“This is a politicized prosecution and persecution without any merit,” New York Young Republican Club President Gavin Wax told reporters.
Wax, who organized the demonstration, framed Bragg’s probe as a political witch hunt spurned by Trump’s popularity ahead of the 2024 presidential election cycle. During his campaign, Bragg often spoke of his efforts to prosecute Trump, the Trump family, and Trump organizations throughout his career.
Trump and other Republicans have accused Bragg of being a “radical left Democrat prosecutor” and noted his campaign received a large donation from billionaire Democrat donor George Soros via a political action committee. On Monday, House Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan, a Republican, accused Bragg of an “unprecedented abuse of prosecutorial authority.”
“It’s politicized prosecution, and this is a disgrace to our country, to our judicial system, to our legal system that the leader of the opposition, the presumptive [GOP] nominee for president, will be prosecuted, will be put in handcuffs, will be dragged in front of a court for a novel legal theory that’s never been tested,” Wax said.
