Liberals and foes of former President Donald Trump took to social media to laud the third indictment against the leading Republican presidential candidate.
A Washington, DC, grand jury Tuesday afternoon returned an indictment against Trump in connection to the January 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol riot. Trump faces four charges, “one on conspiracy to defraud the U.S.; one on conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding; one of obstruction and attempts to obstruct an official proceeding; and one of conspiracy against rights,” as Breitbart News noted.
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), who was a member of the now-defunct U.S. House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol, wrote, “it’s about damn time” soon after the news broke.
Adam Schiff on Twitter: “Trump was just indicted by federal prosecutors for trying to overturn the 2020 election.We’re coming toward an inflection point- and a fraught moment in the history of our democracy.But frankly, considering the interests of justice and the rule of law, it’s about damn time. / Twitter”
Trump was just indicted by federal prosecutors for trying to overturn the 2020 election.We’re coming toward an inflection point- and a fraught moment in the history of our democracy.But frankly, considering the interests of justice and the rule of law, it’s about damn time.
“Trump was just indicted by federal prosecutors for trying to overturn the 2020 election,” wrote Schiff in a post on “X,” formerly known as Twitter.
“We’re coming toward an inflection point— and a fraught moment in the history of our democracy,” he added. “But frankly, considering the interests of justice and the rule of law, it’s about damn time.”
Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS), who chaired the subcommittee, also took the platform to claim credit for the indictment, asserting the charges “are consistent with those the Select Committee referred to the Special Counsel last year.”
Former Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL), who was one of two Republicans on the committee, along with former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY), likened Trump to Benedict Arnold and labeled him a “cancer on our democracy” in a series of tweets.
Adam Kinzinger (Slava Ukraini) 🇺🇸🇺🇦🇮🇱 on Twitter: “Donald Trump is an actual traitor. A Benedict Arnold. Stain on history. https://t.co/LJhRh082gp / Twitter”
Donald Trump is an actual traitor. A Benedict Arnold. Stain on history. https://t.co/LJhRh082gp
Adam Kinzinger (Slava Ukraini) 🇺🇸🇺🇦🇮🇱 on Twitter: “On the 1/6 Committee, we uncovered proof that Donald Trump not only knew what was happening at the Capitol, but encouraged it. He is a cancer on our democracy.Today is the beginning of Justice. Nobody is above the law; least of all a president who swore an oath to defend it. / Twitter”
On the 1/6 Committee, we uncovered proof that Donald Trump not only knew what was happening at the Capitol, but encouraged it. He is a cancer on our democracy.Today is the beginning of Justice. Nobody is above the law; least of all a president who swore an oath to defend it.
In a post on X, Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) called the riot a “fascist insurrection” that Trump “incit[ed]” and claimed he needs to “be held accountable.”
Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib on Twitter: “We must never forget how fragile our democracy is and how important it is that we protect it.Donald Trump must be held accountable for conspiring to overturn an election and inciting a violent, fascist insurrection.The American people deserve justice. / Twitter”
We must never forget how fragile our democracy is and how important it is that we protect it.Donald Trump must be held accountable for conspiring to overturn an election and inciting a violent, fascist insurrection.The American people deserve justice.
Never Trumper Joe Walsh, who served as a Republican representative from Illinois, said Trump “deserves to be indicted and convicted,” labeling him “a fucking traitor.”
