DeSantis hits Trump over Jan. 6 after ex-president reveals he’s probe target
Donald Trump,Justice Department,Jack Smith,2024 Presidential Election,Republican Party
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis swiped at former President Donald Trump, saying Tuesday he should have been more forceful in calling for calm during the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot by his supporters — but also saying the Justice Department should be careful about criminalizing Trump’s behavior during and before that day.
“I think it was shown how he was in the White House and didn’t do anything while things were going on,” DeSantis said in response to a question during an event in Columbia, South Carolina.
“Should he have come out more forcefully? Of course,” DeSantis 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 don’t have one side just constantly trying to put the other side in jail.”
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