Trump charges help to 'preserve the rule of law in America': ex-DOJ official
Former acting solicitor general Neal Katyal took to social media on Thursday evening before speaking to MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell about the indictment of Donald Trump.
He confessed that it is a sad moment, not because it is tragic for Trump, but because "it underscores the extreme damage he has done to the institution of the presidency and country as a whole."
Katyal explained that an indictment was the only option that the Justice Department had.
"What kind of message would it send to the people who risk their lives gathering covert information if the government allows someone to behave so recklessly with our nation’s most important secrets?" Katyal asked. "These charges are not only an important step to protect our national security, but also to preserve the rule of law in America. This indictment makes it clear that no person – not even a former president – can brazenly disregard the law without consequence."
He went on to cite Donald Trump's comments on Truth Social in which he confessed he had been indicted, after saying for several days prior that he wasn't being indicted.
"Unfortunately, we can expect that he’ll spew a whole lot of lies about prosecutors and these charges in the days and weeks to come," he said. "Even though charges are an important step in the judicial process, it’s a very early one. There will be an extremely long and complex trial process ahead. Trump will cry foul and claim the cts and govt are rigged against him. But make no mistake, he will be afforded the very same presumption of innocence as any other defendant in this country."
When speaking to MSNBC, Katyal went on to say that one of the most important pieces of this is to identify that "it underscores the extreme damage that Donald Trump did to the presidency and to this country as a whole."
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