President Joe Biden‘s administration declined to comment on the sensational news that Donald Trump has been indicted over a hush money payment to porn star Stormy Daniels.
The White House has consistantly refused to comment on the case, taking the strategy of simply staying quiet and out of the way as the Manhattan grand jury heard the case.
That continued on Thursday after the formal indictment came down with a White House officially telling DailyMail.com the administration declined to comment on the matter.
President Joe Biden’s White House declined to comment on Trump’s indictment
Trump is leading the polls to be the Republican nominee in next year’s presidential race. A new poll out on Thursday showed him gaining support as GOP voters showed sympathy to him.
Many Democrats, however, believe that Americans won’t want to vote for him after he became the first ever former president to face criminal charges.
The Democratic National Committee, the political wing for Biden, said that Democrats would hold Republicans ‘accountable’ to their support for Trump and his agenda.
‘No matter what happens in Trump’s upcoming legal proceedings, it’s obvious the Republican Party remains firmly in the hold of Donald Trump and MAGA Republicans. We will continue to hold Trump and all Republican candidates accountable for the extreme MAGA agenda that includes banning abortion, cutting Social Security and Medicare, and undermining free and fair elections,’ DNC National Press Secretary Ammar Moussa said in a statement.
Trump has repeatedly attacked the judicial system and claimed to be a victim of its weaponization.
He continued that argument after the news of his indictment dropped, arguing it will backfire on Biden.
‘I believe this witch-hunt will backfire massively on Joe Biden,’ he said in a statement. ‘The American people realize exactly what the radical left democrats are doing here. Everyone can see it.’
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Many Democrats simply reacted with a version of ‘no one is above the law’ after the news of the indictment broke.
A grand jury has been hearing evidence about allegations that Donald Trump paid $130,000 to adult movie star Stormy Daniels to buy her silence over their affair
Donald Trump claimed the indictment will backfire on Joe Biden
Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff of California, who is running for Senate, said everyone must be held accountable.
‘The indictment of a former president is unprecedented. But so too is the unlawful conduct in which Trump has been engaged. A nation of laws must hold the rich and powerful accountable, even when they hold high office. Especially when they do. To do otherwise is not democracy,’ he wrote on Twitter.
Schiff led the Democrats’ case during Trump’s first impeachment. The then-president was cleared by the Senate.
Democratic Rep. Maxine Waters, who tangled with Trump during his presidency, was more gleeful.
‘SO Trump finally got indicted! I predicted he would and I predicted that Stormy Daniels would get him! Sometimes justice works!,’ she tweeted.
And California Rep. Eric Swalwell tweeted: ‘The indictment of a former president is a somber day for America. It’s also a time to put faith in our judicial system. Donald Trump deserves every protection provided to him by the Constitution. As that unfolds, let us neither celebrate nor destroy. Justice benefits us all.’
