For next weeks debate, his super pac has advised him to take a hammer to Vivek Ramaswamy but defend trump if trump is attacked by chris christie. Here was some reaction after Fulton County d. A. Fani willis indicted trump and 18 codefendants for state rico violations. South carolina senator tim scott said this. We see the legal system being weaponized against political opponents. That is unamerican and unacceptable. Vivek ramaswamy said that should he become president , he would pardon trump. The reality is this, these are politicized persecutions through prosecution. Trumps former Vice President mike pence, who has criticized trump for putting himself above the constitution, says he prefers that trumps fate be decided, quote, by voters, not criminal courts. Ron desantis said i think its an example of the criminalization of politics. I dont think this is good for the country. Even chris christie, who has been consistently critical of trumps underlying conduct told cnn, he thought that
now we re talking about trial number five. this issue could be litigated and reach the supreme court of the united states before the republican convention next july in wisconsin. it s going to happen anyway. the question is how orderly it happens. some private groups have already said they re going to try to lit g litigate this issue. i think it would be much more orderly if a legislature set a proper procedure. your audience may know about the so-called shadow docket of the supreme court where the court hears emergency petitions. it s going to get to the supreme court probably before the primaries on the shadow docket. so a state legislature would authorize a state secretary of state to disqualify him from a